| Machara | |
| Native Name: | Abkhazian: Мачара, Georgian: მაჭარა |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Gulripshi#Abkhazia#Georgia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Partially recognized independent country |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gulripshi |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 2640[1] |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +4 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9442°N 41.0892°W |
Machara (ab|Мачара; Georgian: მაჭარა) is a village in the Gulripshi District of Abkhazia.
At the time of the 2011 census, Machara had a population of 2,640. Of these, 66.8% were Armenian, 23.7% Abkhaz, 6.5% Russian, 1.0% Georgian, 0.8% Greek and 0.3% Ukrainian. The Abkhaz population has been increasing in recent years due to the settlement of repatriate families (usually from Turkey). On 30 May 2012, 37 repatriated members of the Abkhaz diaspora and their families received restored apartments in Machara.[2]