In the newest episode of cross-border animal adventures, a cow from Muratlı village in northeastern Artvin discovered its technique to the Georgian village of Kırnati, prompting the Georgian villagers to take compassionate motion. Unwilling to depart the cow uncovered to the cruel winter climate, Kırnati residents have been caring for the cow of their barns, eagerly in search of its proprietor.
Kırnati, located within the Khelvachauri district of Batumi, the capital of Georgia’s Adjara Autonomous Republic, has change into an impromptu host to the wayward cow. Residents suspect the cow crossed the border from Muratlı, fostering a way of camaraderie regardless of the geopolitical separation of the 2 villages.
While the Moscow and Kars agreements in 1921 delineated the borders between the 2 villages, Kırnati ended up on the Georgian facet (Soviet Russia), and Muratlı remained on the Turkish facet. The Çoruh River, together with the closed dam water gates, serves as a pure demarcation between the 2 locales.
When native farmers from Muratlı ship their animals to graze, occasional situations happen the place the animals don’t return. The shut proximity of the villages and the fluctuations in river water ranges, facilitated by closed dam gates, enable animals to cross to the other village. In such circumstances, homeowners sometimes contact their relations throughout the border to find their lacking animals.
Muradi Genadi Geladze, a resident of Kırnati, estimated that the cow crossed the Turkish border round a month in the past, sparking the joint effort to find its proprietor. Elza Steladze, the mukhtar of Kırnati village, emphasised the enduring bond between the 2 villages, transcending borders and geopolitics.
Source: www.dailysabah.com