0 6 ▁although ▁Ab kh az ian ▁authorities ▁cont ested ▁this ▁number ▁claim ing ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁refuge es ▁had ▁returned . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁K od ori ▁Valley , ▁G ali ▁District ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁real ▁troubles p ots ▁while ▁the ▁situation ▁is ▁relatively ▁peace ful ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁battle field ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁es cal ation ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian - Ab kh az ▁conflict . ▁ ▁History ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁present - day ▁G ali ▁District ▁constit uted ▁the ▁border land ▁between ▁the ▁principal ities ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia ▁and ▁Sam eg re lo , ▁the ▁two ▁break away ▁fe ud al ▁domains ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁frequently ▁changed ▁its ▁master s ▁as ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁these ▁prin ced oms ▁fl uct u ated ▁during ▁the ▁d yn astic ▁fe ud s ▁between ▁the ▁Sh erv ash id ze ▁and ▁D ad iani ▁cl ans . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Sh erv ash id ze ▁princes ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia ▁succeeded ▁in ▁conqu ering ▁the ▁territ ories ▁up ▁the ▁Ing uri ▁River ▁including ▁the ▁G ali ▁District . ▁With ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia ▁c . ▁ 1 7 0 0 , ▁the ▁district ▁between ▁the ▁Gal id z ga ▁to ▁the ▁Ing