Syria's civil war has created more than one million refugees, most of whom live in border camps in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon. But a few have found shelter in Abhazia, Georgia, a sunny strip of beaches and forests that was once called "Russia's Riviera."
Syrian Refugees Find a Home in Abkhazia
![Abkhaz Syrian refugees are housed in blue and white prefabricated houses, installed in Sukhumi for United Nations peacekeeping monitors who worked in Abkhazia after the 1992-1993 war. (V. Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/32ebfdbc-7750-4d86-9a70-b5ab85754359_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Abkhaz Syrian refugees are housed in blue and white prefabricated houses, installed in Sukhumi for United Nations peacekeeping monitors who worked in Abkhazia after the 1992-1993 war. (V. Undritz for VOA)
![Installed for peacekeepers, this dining room now serves meals for 75 Abkhaz Syrian refugees. (V. Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4fc0eb53-9960-4df9-ba1e-598706842cbb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Installed for peacekeepers, this dining room now serves meals for 75 Abkhaz Syrian refugees. (V. Undritz for VOA)
![Noor Wadkhuka, with her 10-year old son Gyakhra, pours tea for visitors. (V. Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3b8de439-4961-4074-a53c-a6ff39dcd8e2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Noor Wadkhuka, with her 10-year old son Gyakhra, pours tea for visitors. (V. Undritz for VOA)
![Sami Emha runs the dining room, helping to cook for 75 refugees. (V. Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/f7018075-e6db-4f5b-a0e8-ff5eac0bc82a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sami Emha runs the dining room, helping to cook for 75 refugees. (V. Undritz for VOA)