Dioscurias

Dioscurias is an archaeological site in Abkhazia, Georgia. Dioscurias is situated nearby to the government office Государственная инспекция по маломерным судам, as well as near Набережная Диоскуров.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abkhaz State Drama Theatre and Sukhumi Botanical Garden.

Abkhaz State Drama Theatre

Theater building

Photo: karel291, CC BY 3.0.

Abkhaz State Drama Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 760 metres northeast of Dioscurias.

Sukhumi Botanical Garden

Park

Photo: Игорь С, CC BY 2.5.

The Sukhumi Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the Caucasus. Sukhumi Botanical Garden is situated 1¼ km north of Dioscurias.

Sukhumi Cathedral of the Annunciation

Church

Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Sukhumi Cathedral of the Annunciation is an Eastern Orthodox church in the city of Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, an entity in the South Caucasus with a disputed political status. Sukhumi Cathedral of the Annunciation is situated 1¼ km north of Dioscurias.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sukhumi and Lbaashtkhwa.

Sukhumi

Photo: Игорь С, CC BY 2.5.

Sukhum is the capital and principal city of Abkhazia. It has for the better part of the last century been famous throughout the former Soviet Union as a prominent subtropical beach resort, complete with palm trees, botanical gardens, and citrus plantations, backed by the high alpine peaks of the Greater Caucasus Mountains.

Lbaashtkhwa

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lbaashtkhwa is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Dioscurias.

Abzhanda

Village

Linda or Ülem-Linda is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia. The village was established by Estonians in 1884. It had a school and a prayer house. Due to the War in Abkhazia the village was hit particularly hard due to its proximity to Sukhumi. Abzhanda is situated 7 km northeast of Dioscurias.

Dioscurias

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Диоскуриада”
Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Abkhazia, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

42.99535° or 42° 59′ 43″ north

Longitude

41.01817° or 41° 1′ 5″ east

Open location code

8HJ3X2W9+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 203904296

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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In Other Languages

“Dioscurias” goes by many names.

Greek: “Διοσκουριάς”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Государственная инспекция по маломерным судам and Набережная Диоскуров.

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