National History Museum of Pitsunda

National History Museum of Pitsunda is a museum in Gagra District, Abkhazia. National History Museum of Pitsunda is situated near the museum Музей истории Пицунды, as well as near Ancient bell tower.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew.

Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew

Church

Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew

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.

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 National History Museum of Pitsunda.

Alakhadzi

Village

Photo: JukoFF, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alakhadzi is a village in the Gagra District of Abkhazia. Alakhadzi is situated 8 km northwest of National History Museum of Pitsunda.

National History Museum of Pitsunda

Type: Museum
Also known as: “National History Museum Pitsunda”
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Gagra District, Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

43.15946° or 43° 9′ 34″ north

Longitude

40.33907° or 40° 20′ 21″ east

Levels

2

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

8HM2585Q+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“National History Museum of Pitsunda” goes by many names.

German: “Nationales Historisches Museum Pizunda Pizunda”
Russian: “Краеведческий музей Пицунды”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Музей истории Пицунды and Ancient bell tower.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Стела Музей and Штаб ополченцев.

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