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

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The bedroom nook of the Wadjukhs’ 14-year-old daughter. (V. Undritz for VOA)

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Elbrus Abaza taught French in a Damascus suburb before coming to Abkhazia. (V. Undritz for VOA)

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Elbrus Abasa and his grandmother, Laman Jadker, face the future in Abkhazia together. (V. Undritz for VOA)