Anacopia

Anacopia is an archaeological site in Abkhazia, Georgia. Anacopia is situated nearby to the peak Iverian Mountain, as well as near Anakopia Fortress.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Anakopia Fortress and Iverian Mountain.

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.

Iverian Mountain

Peak

Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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 470 metres south of Anacopia.

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.