Tkvarcheli

#243 among destinations in Georgia

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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. ()

Alternative names: Area: 6.51 mi²Coordinates: 42°50'60"N, 41°40'57"E

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AbkhaziaGeorgia

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

Nearby attractions include: Lashkendar, Bedia Cathedral.

2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lashkendar
58 min walk • 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.
4.9 miS
Church
Bedia Cathedral
126 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.