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

Facts and practical information

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

Bedia Cathedral, Ochamchire

Bedia Cathedral

Tkvarcheli