Mtiskalta Church of the Transfiguration

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Mtiskalta Church of the Transfiguration
მთისკალთის ფერიცვალების ეკლესია (in Georgian)
ProvinceAbkhazia[1]
Location
LocationGeorgia (country)  [ka], Sokhumi Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia
Mtiskalta Church of the Transfiguration is located in Abkhazia
Mtiskalta Church of the Transfiguration
Shown within Abkhazia
Geographic coordinates43°07′38″N 41°02′50″E / 43.12722°N 41.04722°E / 43.12722; 41.04722Coordinates: 43°07′38″N 41°02′50″E / 43.12722°N 41.04722°E / 43.12722; 41.04722
Architecture
TypeChurch
Completed19th century

Mtiskalta Church of Transfiguration (Georgian: მთისკალთის ფერიცვალების ეკლესია) is a church in the village of  [ka], Sokhumi municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia. The church was built in the 19th century.[2]

Not to be confused with ruins of nearby Mtiskalta Church build in 19th and 20th centuries.[3]

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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formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.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. ^ Transfiguration church in Mtiskalta village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
  3. ^ Church ruins in Mtiskalta village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.


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