Kelasuri Wall

The Kelasuri Wall or Great Abkhazian Wall is a stone wall located to the east of Sokhumi in , . The exact time of its construction is not known; several dates ranging from antiquity to the 17th century were suggested, although more recent works have provisionally favoured construction in the 6th century AD.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Abkhazia/ Georgia
  • Also known as: “Great Abkhazian Wall”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gulrip’shi and Abgydzyrra.

Town
Photo: Sergey Podtsepko, CC BY 2.0.
Gulripshi is an urban settlement in , a breakaway region of . It is located 12 km from Sokhumi, and is the capital of . is situated 5 km southeast of Kelasuri Wall.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Kelasuri Wall.

Photo: Игорь С, CC BY 2.5.
Sukhum is the capital and principal city of . It has for the better part of the last century been famous throughout the former Soviet Union as a prominent subtropical beach resort, complete with palm trees, botanical gardens, and citrus plantations, backed by the high alpine peaks of the Greater Caucasus Mountains.

Kelasuri Wall

Latitude
42.96625° or 42° 57′ 59″ north
Longitude
41.06962° or 41° 4′ 11″ east
Open location code
8HJ3X389+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4715561394
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1235332
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Kelasuri Wall” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Աբխազական մեծ պատ”
  • Bashkir: “Келасур диуары”
  • Belarusian: “Келасурская сцяна”
  • Catalan: “Gran Muralla d’Abkhàzia”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Dêsê Kelasuri”
  • Georgian: “კელასურის კედელი”
  • German: “Große Abchasische Mauer”
  • German: “Kelassuri-Mauer”
  • Russian: “Великая абхазская стена”
  • Russian: “Келасурская стена”
  • Spanish: “Muralla del Kelasuri”
  • Spanish: “Muralla Kelasur”
  • Turkish: “Kelasuri Duvarı”
  • Ukrainian: “Келасурська стіна”
  • Uzbek: “Buyuk abxaz devori”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Пляж пансионата Кяласур and Abkhazian State University.

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