Akvacha
Akvacha is a locality in Abkhazia, Georgia. Akvacha is situated nearby to the locality Anukhva, as well as near Akui.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Athos Cave and Anacopia Fortress.
New Athos Cave
Cave
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The New Athos Cave also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia near the city of New Athos. New Athos Cave is situated 3½ km southwest of Akvacha.
Anacopia Fortress
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anakopia Fortress is an ancient military citadel in New Athos in the disputed Abkhazia, Georgia located some 22 km by road along the coast from Sukhumi. Anacopia Fortress is situated 3½ km southwest of Akvacha.
New Athos Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Evcamp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Athos Monastery is a monastery in New Athos, municipality of Gudauta, in a breakaway republic of Abkhazia. New Athos Monastery was founded in 1875 by monks who came from the St. Panteleimon Monastery in Mount Athos, with Mount Athos having been an important site for the Orthodox Church since 1054. New Athos Monastery is situated 3 km southwest of Akvacha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Athos and Tsukwara.
New Athos
Photo: Svetlana Grechkina, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Athos or Akhali Atoni is a town in the Gudauta Municipality of Abkhazia situated some 22 km from Sokhumi by the shores of the Black Sea. The town was previously known under the names Nikopol, Acheisos, Anakopia, Nikopia, Nikofia, Nikopsis, Absara, and Psyrtskha. New Athos Cave is one of Abkhazia's tourist attractions.
Tsukwara
Village
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Tsukwara is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Akvacha.
Akvacha
- Type: Locality
- Location: Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
43.11121° or 43° 6′ 40″ northLongitude
40.84141° or 40° 50′ 29″ eastElevation
413 metres (1,355 feet)Open location code
8HM24R6R+FHGeoNames ID
615821
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In Other Languages
“Akvacha” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “Akvacha”
- Georgian: “აქვაჩა”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stantsiya Psyrtskha and Iverian Mountain.
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