Seven Shrines of Abkhazia
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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.
Shrines
[edit]Location | District | |
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Dydrypsh mountain | near Achandara village | Gudauta |
Lykhnashta - Lykhny square | Lykhny | Gudauta |
Ldzaa-nykha grove | near Ldzaa and Pitsunda | Gagra |
Inal-kuba mountain | near Pskhu village | Sukhumi |
Adagua mountain shrine | near Tsabal village | Gulripshi |
Lashkendar mountain | near Tkvarcheli | Tkvarcheli |
Elyr-nykha shrine | Ilori village | Ochamchira |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]Крылов, А. Б. (1999). Постсоветская Абхазия (Традиции. Религии. Люди). Москва: Российская Академия Наук. Институт Востоковедения. pp. 127–213.