Although not recognized by most countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been partially de facto independent since, respectively, 1992 and 1991 and occupied by Russia since 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
[1] The list does not include the smaller urban-type settlements categorized in Georgia as daba (დაბა).
The list also does not include cities and towns in the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in South Ossetia (Samachablo).
The intent to construct Lazika, a new city on Georgia's Black Sea littoral, was unveiled by President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili on December 4, 2011.