‘Ракушка’

‘Ракушка’ is a work of art in Abkhazia, Georgia. ‘Ракушка’ is situated nearby to the swimming pool Бывший дельфинарий, as well as near the playground Надувные горки.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew.

Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew

Church

Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle, also known as the Pitsunda Cathedral or Bichvinta Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral located in Pitsunda, in the Gagra District of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia, internationally recognised as constituting a part of Georgia. Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew is situated 1 km northwest of ‘Ракушка’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pitsunda and Lidzava.

Pitsunda

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Lidzava

Village

Photo: Владимир К, CC BY 3.0.

Lidzava is a village in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, Georgia. Lidzava is situated 3½ km northeast of ‘Ракушка’.

Bzyb

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

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 9 km north of ‘Ракушка’.

‘Ракушка’

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

43.15184° or 43° 9′ 7″ north

Longitude

40.34708° or 40° 20′ 50″ east

Open location code

8HM2582W+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4319340989

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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