Lashkendar

#111 among destinations in Georgia

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Lashkendar is a mountain in Abkhazia. Its main summit is 1,373 m high. The mountain is one of the seven shrines of the Abkhaz people. There are also ruins of a Christian temple on one of its lesser summits featuring bas-reliefs of leopards. The date of its construction is disputed with estimates ranging from 7th to 11th century. ()

Local name: ლაშკენდერი Elevation: 4505 ftCoordinates: 42°49'51"N, 41°43'6"E

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AbkhaziaGeorgia

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Lashkendar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bedia Cathedral, Bedia Cathedral, Tkvarcheli.

5.1 miSW
Church
Bedia Cathedral, Ochamchire
129 min walk • Bedia Cathedral is a medieval Georgian Orthodox cathedral located in Bedia, in the Tkvarcheli district of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast.
4.3 miSW
Church
Bedia Cathedral
110 min walk • Bedia Cathedral is a medieval Georgian Orthodox cathedral located in Bedia, in the Tkvarcheli district of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast.
2.2 miNW
Town
Tkvarcheli
58 min walk • Tkvarcheli is a town in Abkhazia. It is situated on the river Ghalidzga and a railway connects it with Ochamchire. Akarmara, an area within the town, is a ghost town with abandoned apartments and factories which became uninhabited in the early 1990s due to the War in Abkhazia, and is home to just 35 residents today.

Lashkendar

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Lashkendar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Bedia Cathedral, Ochamchire

Bedia Cathedral

Tkvarcheli