Lidzava Church

Lidzava Church
ლიძავის ეკლესია (in Georgian)
Lidzava Church; ლიძავის ეკლესია (in Georgian)
Religion
Affiliation	Georgian Orthodox
District	Gagra Municipality
Province	Abkhazia
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	ruins
Location
Location	Lidzava, Gagra Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia
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Geographic coordinates	43°10′35″N 40°22′28″E / 43.17639°N 40.37444°ECoordinates: 43°10′35″N 40°22′28″E / 43.17639°N 40.37444°E
Architecture
Type	Church
Completed	Middle Ages

Lidzava Church (Georgian: ლიძავის ეკლესია) is a church in the village of Lidzava, Gagra municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia.^[2]

History[]

The church was built in the Middle Ages. Excavations uncovered an early Christian church, which was tentatively dated to the 4th to 5th century AD. Although some of the walls has survive up to a height of 3 meters, the church plan was unclear. ^[3] The church walls are in a heavy physical condition and need an urgent conservation.

References[]

^ Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
^ Church ruins in Lidzava village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
^ R. Bartsits Excavations at the early Medieval church in Lidzava, Bichvinta In: Avidzba,V.(ed.) Caucasus: History, Culture, Traditions, Languages Sokhumi, 223-227. 2004 (in Russian)

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[1] Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.

[2] Church ruins in Lidzava village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.

[3] R. Bartsits Excavations at the early Medieval church in Lidzava, Bichvinta In: Avidzba,V.(ed.) Caucasus: History, Culture, Traditions, Languages Sokhumi, 223-227. 2004 (in Russian)

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