Church of St. Simon the Canaanite
Church of St. Simon the Canaanite is a church in Abkhazia, Georgia. Church of St. Simon the Canaanite is situated nearby to Abkhaz Tsardom Museum, as well as near Сувенирный рынок.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Address: Афон Ҿыц - Новый Афон
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Athos Cave and New Athos Monastery.
New Athos Cave
Cave
Photo: WomEOS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 500 metres west of Church of St. Simon the Canaanite.
New Athos Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Evcamp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Monastery is situated 460 metres southeast of Church of St. Simon the Canaanite.
Psyrdzkha
Railway stop
Photo: Yufereff, Public domain.
Psyrdzkha is a railway stop, which is situated 190 metres north of Church of St. Simon the Canaanite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Athos and Tsukwara.
New Athos
Photo: Svetlana Grechkina, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 names Nikopol, Acheisos, Anakopia, Nikopia, Nikofia, Nikopsis, Absara, and Psyrtskha. New Athos Cave is one of Abkhazia's tourist attractions.
Tsukwara
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsukwara is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Church of St. Simon the Canaanite.
Abgharkhuk
Village
Photo: Prometej1210, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abgharkhuk is a village, which is situated 10 km west of Church of St. Simon the Canaanite.
Church of St. Simon the Canaanite
- Categories: building, archaeological site, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
43.09047° or 43° 5′ 26″ northLongitude
40.81632° or 40° 48′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8HM23RR8+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 203729560OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Russian—“Church of St. Simon the Canaanite” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “სიმონ კანანელის სახ ეკლესია”
- Polish: “Cerkiew św. Szymona Kanaity”
- Russian: “Храм Апостола Симона Кананита”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abkhaz Tsardom Museum and Сувенирная ярмарка.
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