Akalamra

Akalamra is a suburb in Abkhazia, Georgia. Akalamra is situated nearby to the village Tsukwara, as well as near the suburb Aldzikhi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Athos Cave and Anakopia 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 southeast of Akalamra.

Anakopia Fortress

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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. Anakopia Fortress is situated 3½ km southeast of Akalamra.

Iverian Mountain

Peak

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Iverian Mountain or Iberian Mountain is a 344-meter high hill in New Athos, Abkhazia, Georgia. There are ruins of the ancient capital of Abkhazia, Anakopia, on the mountain top. Iverian Mountain is situated 3½ km southeast of Akalamra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsukwara and New Athos.

Tsukwara

Village

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Tsukwara is a village.

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