Stantsiya Novyy Afon
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Novyy Afon and New Athos Cave.
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 2½ km northwest of Stantsiya Novyy Afon.
New Athos Monastery
Monastery
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsukwara and Eshera.
Tsukwara
Village
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Tsukwara is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Stantsiya Novyy Afon.
Eshera
Village
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Eshera is a village in the Sukhumi District in Abkhazia, Georgia. It is a climatic-balneotherapeutic resort on the Black Sea coast, at the right side of Gumista river. Eshera is situated 9 km southeast of Stantsiya Novyy Afon.
Stantsiya Novyy Afon
- Type: Locality with 26,600 residents
- Also known as: “Novyy Afon”, “Psirtskha”, “Psyrtskha”, and “Stantsiya Akhali-Afoni”
- Location: Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
43.08056° or 43° 4′ 50″ northLongitude
40.83833° or 40° 50′ 18″ eastPopulation
26,600Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8HM23RJQ+68GeoNames ID
615912
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In Other Languages
“Stantsiya Novyy Afon” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Новый Афон”
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