Akhalsheni
Akhalsheni is a locality in Abkhazia, Georgia. Akhalsheni is situated nearby to the locality Lenino, as well as near the hamlet Guma.Places of Interest
Highlights include St. John Chrysostom.
St. John Chrysostom
Church
Photo: P.Kinareevski, CC BY 2.5.
The Kamani Monastery is located at the village of Kamani in Abkhazia/Georgia, north of Sokhumi. The monastery building is a 1980s construction on the foundations of a medieval church. St. John Chrysostom is situated 3 km southwest of Akhalsheni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guma and Shroma.
Guma
Hamlet
Guma is a village in Sokhumi District of Abkhazia, Georgia. Its altitude above sea level is around 380 m, and it is 23 kilometres north of Sukhumi. As of 2011, the village had a population of 38, of which 86.8% were ethnic Armenians, 10.5% were ethnic Russians and 2.6% were ethnic Georgians.
Shroma
Locality
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Shroma is a village in the Sukhumi District in Abkhazia, Georgia. Its altitude above sea level is around 270 m. The distance to Sukhumi is 10 km. According to the Soviet Census of 1989 Shroma was populated by 1895 inhabitants, mostly Georgians. Shroma is situated 3½ km south of Akhalsheni.
Kamani
Hamlet
Photo: P.Kinareevski, CC BY 2.5.
Kamani is a small village in Abkhazia, the disputed region of Georgia. It is notable for the Kamani Monastery and the 1993 Kamani massacre. Kamani is situated 7 km south of Akhalsheni.
Akhalsheni
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Andreyevka” and “Andreyevskoye”
- Location: Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
43.11572° or 43° 6′ 57″ northLongitude
41.01861° or 41° 1′ 7″ eastElevation
463 metres (1,519 feet)Open location code
8HM34289+7CGeoNames ID
615879
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Russian—“Akhalsheni” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “Akhalsheni”
- Georgian: “ახალშენი”
- Russian: “Ахалшени”
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