New Athos Cave

The New Athos Cave also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst in the in near the city of .
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Georgia
  • Also known as: “New Afon Cave”, “Novoafonskaya”, and “Novy Afon Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Anacopia Fortress and Iverian Mountain.

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Anakopia Fortress is an ancient military citadel in in the disputed Abkhazia, located some 22 km by road along the coast from . is situated 460 metres north of New Athos Cave.

Peak
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or Iberian Mountain is a 344-meter high hill in , , . There are ruins of the ancient capital of Abkhazia, Anakopia, on the mountain top.

Monastery
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is a monastery in , municipality of , in a breakaway republic of . was founded in 1875 by monks who came from the in , with Mount Athos having been an important site for the Orthodox Church since 1054. is situated 1 km east of New Athos Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Athos and Tsukwara.

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or Akhali Atoni is a town in the Gudauta Municipality of situated some 22 km from Sokhumi by the shores of the . The town was previously known under the greek names Nikopol, Acheisos, Anakopia, Nikopia, Nikofia, Nikopsis, Absara, and later Psyrtskha. Cave is one of Abkhazia's tourist attractions.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km west of New Athos Cave.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 9 km west of New Athos Cave.

New Athos Cave

Latitude
43.09057° or 43° 5′ 26″ north
Longitude
40.81011° or 40° 48′ 36″ east
Open location code
8HM23RR6+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 207729472
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q42202
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Ukrainian—“New Athos Cave” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаԥы”
  • Arabic: “كهف آثوس الجديد”
  • Armenian: “Նորաֆոնյան քարանձավ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yeni Afon mağarası”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Novi Afon”
  • Dutch: “Grot van Nieuw Athos”
  • Eastern Mari: “У Афонысо курыкпомыш”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف اثوس الجديد”
  • French: “grotte de Nouvel Athos”
  • French: “Grotte de Nouvel Athos”
  • Georgian: “ახალი ათონის მღვიმე”
  • German: “Achali-Atoni-Grotte”
  • German: “Nowy-Afon-Grotte”
  • Japanese: “ノヴィ・アフォン洞窟”
  • Lithuanian: “Naujojo Atono urvas”
  • Persian: “غار آتوس نو”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Nowoatońska”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Nova Athos”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Nova Atos”
  • Russian: “Анакопийская пропасть”
  • Russian: “Новоафонская пещера”
  • Slovak: “Achali Atonis mghvime”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Novi Afon”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Novi Afón”
  • Turkish: “Yeni Afon Mağarası”
  • Ukrainian: “Новоафонська печера”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include huge eucalyptus and Башня №7.

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