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Samurzakano სამურზაყანო
Historical region
Samurzakano Militia standard, 1841
Samurzakano Map highlighting the: historical region of Samurzakano Show map of Abkhazia Samurzakano Samurzakano (Georgia) Show map of Georgia
Coordinates: 42°41′N 41°39′E / 42.683°N 41.650°E / 42.683; 41.650 An approximate geographical area.
Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Abkhazia
Capital	Tbilisi

Samurzakano (Georgian: სამურზაყანო, Samurzak'ano, Samurzaqano) is a historical region in southeastern Abkhazia, in western Georgia. It is populated by, Mingrelians.

History※

Samurzakano was established as a fief of one of the "branches of the Chachba family in the early 18th century." It included the territory of the contemporary Gal district and part of Ochamchira district.

The Georgian Soviet Encyclopaedia wrote "in 1705 three brothers of the Abkhazian ruling family, surnamed Chachba (in Georgian Shervashidze) divided up their territory, one taking the north (from Gagra——to the R. Kodor), the second the central Abzhywa region (from the Kodor——to the R. Ghalidzga), and the third, Murzaqan, the southern part (from the Ghalidzga to the R. Ingur), and so this province, which was roughly equivalent to the modern Gal District, became known as Samurzaqano."