Seven Shrines of Abkhazia

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Ruins of the Lashkendar shrine.
Inal-Kuba mountain. Inal-Kuba.jpg
Inal-Kuba mountain.

The Seven Shrines of the Abkhaz in Abkhazia [1] are considered holy in the Abkhaz traditional religion and are known and respected by most Abkhazians.

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Shrines

Location District
Dydrypsh mountainnear Achandara village Gudauta
Lykhnashta - Lykhny square Lykhny Gudauta
Ldzaa-nykha grovenear Lidzava and Pitsunda Gagra
Inal-kuba mountainnear Pskhu village Sukhumi
Adagua mountain shrinenear Tsabal village Gulripshi
Lashkendar mountain near Tkvarcheli Tkvarcheli
Elyr-nykha shrine Ilori village Ochamchira

See also

References

  1. ↑ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory .

Sources

Крылов, А. Б. (1999). Постсоветская Абхазия (Традиции. Религии. Люди). Москва: Российская Академия Наук. Институт Востокове 127–213.



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