Kelasuri

Kelasuri is a stream in Abkhazia, Georgia. Kelasuri is situated nearby to the locality Tkhubun, as well as near the area Urochishche Sharvashidzevskiy Les.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kelasuri Wall and Bagrat Fortress.

Kelasuri Wall

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kelasuri Wall or Great Abkhazian Wall is a stone wall located to the east of Sokhumi in Abkhazia, Georgia. The exact time of its construction is not known; several dates ranging from antiquity to the 17th century were suggested, although more recent works have provisionally favoured construction in the 6th century AD.

Bagrat Fortress

Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bagrat's Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Sokhumi, Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia, close to the Black Sea coast. It is named after the Georgian king Bagrat, either Bagrat III or Bagrat IV, and traditionally dated to the late 10th or 11th century. Bagrat Fortress is situated 3½ km northwest of Kelasuri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sukhumi and Gulrip’shi.

Sukhumi

Photo: Игорь С, CC BY 2.5.

Sukhum is the capital and principal city of Abkhazia. It has for the better part of the last century been famous throughout the former Soviet Union as a prominent subtropical beach resort, complete with palm trees, botanical gardens, and citrus plantations, backed by the high alpine peaks of the Greater Caucasus Mountains.

Gulrip’shi

Town

Photo: Sergey Podtsepko, CC BY 2.0.

Gulripshi is an urban settlement in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. It is located 12 km from Sokhumi, and is the capital of Gulripshi District. Gulrip’shi is situated 6 km southeast of Kelasuri.

Abgydzyrra

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Abgydzyrra is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Kelasuri.

Kelasuri

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Kelassur” and “Kelasur River”
Category: body of water
Location: Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

42.97111° or 42° 58′ 16″ north

Longitude

41.06623° or 41° 3′ 58″ east

Open location code

8HJ3X3C8+CF

GeoNames ID

614065

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In Other Languages

“Kelasuri” goes by many names.

Georgian: “Kelasuri”

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Localities in the Area

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