Seven Shrines of Abkhazia

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Ruins of the Lashkendar shrine.
Inal-Kuba mountain.

The Seven Shrines of the Abkhaz in Abkhazia[1] are considered holy in the Abkhaz traditional religion and are known and respected by most Abkhazians.

Shrines[]

Location District
Dydrypsh mountain near Achandara village Gudauta
Lykhnashta - Lykhny square Lykhny Gudauta
Ldzaa-nykha grove near Ldzaa and Pitsunda Gagra
Inal-kuba mountain near Pskhu village Sukhumi
Adagua mountain shrine near village Gulripshi
Lashkendar mountain near Tkvarcheli Tkvarcheli
Elyr-nykha shrine Ilori village Ochamchira

See also[]

References[]

  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formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.

Sources[]

Крылов, А. Б. (1999). Постсоветская Абхазия (Традиции. Религии. Люди). Москва: Российская Академия Наук. Институт Востоковедения. pp. 127–213.


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