Mtiskalta Church
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Mtiskalta Church მთისკალთის ეკლესია(in Georgian) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
Province | Abkhazia[1] |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | ruins |
Location | |
Location | Mtiskalta, Sokhumi Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia |
Shown within Abkhazia | |
Geographic coordinates | 43°07′38″N 41°02′52″E / 43.12722°N 41.04778°ECoordinates: 43°07′38″N 41°02′52″E / 43.12722°N 41.04778°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Completed | 19th–20th centuries |
Mtiskalta Church (Georgian: მთისკალთის ეკლესია) is the church ruins on the left bank of the river East Gumist in the village of , Sokhumi municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia. The church was built in the 19th and 20th centuries. The church walls are in a heavy physical condition and need an urgent conservation.[2] Not to be confused with nearby Mtiskalta Church of the Transfiguration built in the 19th century.[3]
External links[]
- Mtiskalta Church Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
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formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.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 Mtiskalta village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
- ^ Transfiguration church in Mtiskalta village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
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- Religious buildings and structures in Georgia (country)
- Religious buildings and structures in Abkhazia
- Churches in Abkhazia
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- Asian church stubs
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