The
Kodori Valley (also known as the
Kodori Gorge, (, ) is a river valley in
Abkhazia,
Georgia's breakaway autonomous republic. The valley's upper part, populated by
Svans, was the only corner of the post-1993 Abkhazia, directly controlled by the central Georgian government, which since 2006 officially styles the area as
Upper Abkhazia (Geo. ზემო აფხაზეთი,
Zemo Abkhazeti). On August 12, 2008, Russo–Abkhazian forces
gained control of the Upper Kodori Valley, previously controlled by Georgia.