Церковь Преподобных отцов Афонских

Церковь Преподобных отцов Афонских is a church in Abkhazia, Georgia. Церковь Преподобных отцов Афонских is situated nearby to the church Церковь Вознесения Господня, as well as near New Athos Monastery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Athos Monastery and New Athos Cave.

New Athos Monastery

Monastery

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New Athos Monastery is a monastery in New Athos, municipality of Gudauta, in a breakaway republic of Abkhazia. New Athos Monastery was founded in 1875 by monks who came from the St. Panteleimon Monastery in Mount Athos, with Mount Athos having been an important site for the Orthodox Church since 1054.

New Athos Cave

Cave

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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 1 km west of Церковь Преподобных отцов Афонских.

Anacopia 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. Anacopia Fortress is situated 1¼ km northwest of Церковь Преподобных отцов Афонских.

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.