New Athos Monastery

New Athos Monastery is a monastery in , municipality of , in a breakaway republic of . New Athos Monastery was founded in 1875 by monks who came from the in , with Mount Athos having been an important site for the Orthodox Church since 1054.
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  • Orthodox monastery
  • …dates from 1883
  • Description: orthodox monastery in New Athos, Georgia (Abkhazia)
  • Also known as
    “Monastery of Afon”
    “Ацҳаражәҳәаҩ Симон Канатәи иберҭыԥ Афон Ҿыц аҟны”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover New Athos Cave and Anakopia Fortress.
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Cave
The also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave…
1 km west of New Athos Monastery
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is an ancient military citadel…
1¼ km northwest of New Athos Monastery
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Peak
or Iberian Mountain is a 344-meter high hill in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Athos and Tsukwara.
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or Akhali Atoni is a town in the Gudauta…
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Village
is a village.
5 km west of New Athos Monastery

New Athos Monastery

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Latitude
43.08815° or 43° 5′ 17″ north
Longitude
40.82105° or 40° 49′ 16″ east
Open location code
8HM23RQC+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 203786494
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse = religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination = orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1996781

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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Ukrainian—“New Athos Monastery” goes by many names.
Афон Ҿыцтәи аберҭыԥAbkhazian
Նոր Աֆոնի վանքArmenian
Яңы Афон монастырыBashkir
Athos Berriko monasterioaBasque
Новаатонскі манастырBelarusian
Сімона-Кананіцкі мужчынскі манастырBelarusian
Monestir de Novo AthosCatalan
Novoathoský klášterCzech
ახალი ათონის მონასტერიGeorgian
წმინდა მოციქული სვიმონ კანანელის მონასტერი ახალ ათონზეGeorgian
Kloster Nowy AfonGerman
ახალი ათონიშ ოხიდაMingrelian
Nowy AthosPolish
Nowy AtonPolish
Афонский монастырьRussian
Ново-афонский монастырьRussian
Ново-Афонский Симоно-Кананитский монастырьRussian
Monasterio de Novi AfonSpanish
Yeni Afon ManastırıTurkish
Новоафонський монастирUkrainian
Новоафонський монастир св. ПантелеймонаUkrainian

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