Mahajiram monument

The mahajiram monument is located in the city of Sukhum, the capital of Abkhazia. It was opened on September 27, 2010 in honor of the Liberation Day of the city on the site where the stone was laid 19 years ago, to which flowers were laid annually on May 31, Mahajir Remembrance Day. The author of the monument is the sculptor Gennady Lakoba. It is opened in honor of the heroes of the Patriotic War of Abkhazia 1992-1993.

The mahajiram monument is a bronze sculpture weighing 2700 kilograms and approximate dimensions of 3 by 4 meters. The sculpture was cast in Minsk, at the art and sculpture combine, and was subsequently transported to Sukhum. The grand opening took place with the participation of the Minister of Culture of Abkhazia, representatives of the Abkhaz diaspora of Turkey, the author of the sculpture and the descendants of the Mahajirs - heroes of Abkhazia. Historical fact testifies to the fact that the Mahajirs are descendants of the Abkhazians who left their homeland as a result of military actions of the Russo-Caucasian War of the XIX century and other military operations on the territory of Abkhazia.