Stantsiya Psyrtskha

Stantsiya Psyrtskha is a railway station in Abkhazia, Georgia. Stantsiya Psyrtskha is situated nearby to the railway stop Psyrdzkha, as well as near New Athos Cave.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Athos Cave and Psyrdzkha.

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 480 metres west of Stantsiya Psyrtskha.

Psyrdzkha

Railway stop

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Psyrdzkha is a railway stop.

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. New Athos Monastery is situated 580 metres southeast of Stantsiya Psyrtskha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Athos and Tsukwara.

New Athos

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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 greek names Nikopol, Acheisos, Anakopia, Nikopia, Nikofia, Nikopsis, Absara, and later Psyrtskha. New Athos Cave is one of Abkhazia's tourist attractions.