Caucasus
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Abkhazia

Abaata Church

The Gagra Church, also known as Abaata, is an Early Medieval Christian church at in , . One of the oldest churches in Abkhazia, it is a simple three-nave basilica built in the 6th century by Anchabadze dynasty.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: a church at Gagra in Abkhazia
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Hypatius of Gagra”, “Gagra church”, and “Gagra Church”
Photo: Sildream1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abaata and Reprua River.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop, which is situated 190 metres north of Abaata Church.

Waterfall
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The Reprua is a river in the of . Only 18 m long, it is one of the shortest rivers in the world and is said to be one of the coldest rivers on the Black Sea coast. is situated 1½ km west of Abaata Church.

Railway stop
Photo: Dinamik, Public domain.
is a railway stop, which is situated 4 km southeast of Abaata Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gagra and Ahuhshwara.

Photo: Dinamik, Public domain.
is a town in , sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the , at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made a popular resort.

Hamlet
Georgian Gorge is a village at an altitude of 60 meters from sea level, at Olginski riverside in the of , . Distance to Gagra is 7 km. is situated 6 km southeast of Abaata Church.

Village
Photo: Fr0nt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kholodnaya Rechka is a village in the of , . is situated 9 km northwest of Abaata Church.

Abaata Church

Latitude
43.32547° or 43° 19′ 32″ north
Longitude
40.22368° or 40° 13′ 25″ east
Open location code
8HM286GF+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 202288489
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q28937150
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Turkish—“Abaata Church” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Гагралатәи Аԥшьа Ипати иныхабаа”
  • Abkhazian: “Гагратәи ауахәама”
  • Armenian: “Աբաաթա”
  • Armenian: “Աբաատա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qaqra kilsəsi”
  • Bashkir: “Абаата”
  • Bashkir: “Гаграла Изге Гипатий сиркәүе”
  • Bengali: “গাগড়া গির্জা”
  • Bulgarian: “Гагренска църква”
  • Catalan: “Església de Gagra”
  • Czech: “Gagra”
  • Czech: “Kostel v Gagře”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه جاجرا”
  • Georgian: “გაგრის ეკლესია”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა ჰიპატიუსის ეკლესია გაგრაში”
  • German: “Abaata-Kirche”
  • German: “Kirche des Heiligen Hypatius in Gagra”
  • Greek: “Αμπαάτα”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία της Γκάγκρα”
  • Hindi: “गागरा चर्च”
  • Macedonian: “Црквата Гагра”
  • Russian: “Гагрский храм”
  • Russian: “Храм святого Ипатия в Гагре”
  • Russian: “Храм святого Ипатия Гагрского”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Gagra”
  • Turkish: “Gagra Kilisesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Здание приюта Принца Ольденбургского, 1902 г. and Музей истории Гагры.

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