Pitsunda Bay
Pitsunda Bay is a bay in the Black Sea near Pitsunda, Abkhazia. One of the three largest bays of the Eastern Black Sea region along with Sukhumi Bay and Batumi Bay.Photo: Vlad Kesov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lidzava and Pitsunda.
Lidzava
Village
Photo: Владимир К, CC BY 3.0.
Lidzava is a village in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, Georgia.
Pitsunda
Pitsunda or Bichvinta is a resort town in the Gagra District of Abkhazia/Georgia. Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, Pitsunda became an important political and religious centre of the region in the antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Bzyb
Village
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Bzyb or Bzipi is an urban-type settlement located in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, Georgia. Next to the river Bzyb. There is a 9th or 10th-century church, now in ruins and a medieval fortress nearby. Bzyb is situated 7 km north of Pitsunda Bay.
Pitsunda Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: body of water
- Categories: cove and body of water
- Location: Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Abkhazian to Swedish—“Pitsunda Bay” goes by many names.
- Abkhazian: “Пиҵунда абаҕуаза”
- Azerbaijani: “Pitsunda körfəzi”
- Georgian: “ბიჭვინთის ყურე”
- Mingrelian: “ბიჭვინთაშ ჸუჯი”
- Persian: “خلیج پیتسوندا”
- Russian: “Бичвинтская бухта”
- Russian: “Пицундская бухта”
- Swedish: “Bitjvintabukten”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tsanigvarta and Agarak’i.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bitchvinta-Miusera Reserve and Ozero Pitsunda.
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