The Gagra Church (Georgian: გაგრის ეკლესია, romanized:gagris ek'lesia, Abkhaz: Гагратәи ауахәама), also known as Abaata, is an Early Medieval Christian church at Gagra in Abkhazia, Georgia. One of the oldest churches in Abkhazia, it is a simple three-nave basilica built in the 6th century by Anchabadze dynasty. It was reconstructed in 1902.[2]
^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 as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^Basilica in old Gagra town Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
The GagraChurch (Georgian: გაგრის ეკლესია, romanized: gagris ek'lesia, Abkhaz: Гагратәи ауахәама), also known as Abaata, is an Early Medieval Christian...
Gagra (Georgian: გაგრა; Abkhaz and Russian: Гагра) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot...
The monuments in the Gagra Municipality is a group of cultural heritage sites registered by the government of Georgia on the territory of a de jure territorial...
ethnic Georgians of Gagra) remained. However, on October 1, the Abkhaz side violated the agreement and launched a full-scale attack on Gagra. The attack was...
Gergeti Trinity Church (Georgian: გერგეტის სამების ეკლესია - Gergetis Samebis eklesia) is a popular name for Holy Trinity Church near the village of Stepantsminda...
Lidzava Church (Georgian: ლიძავის ეკლესია) is a church in the village of Lidzava, Gagra municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia. The church was...
with three churches, dedicated to the Virgin ("Kvela Cminda"). The Church of Our Lady measures 28.5 metres (94 ft) in overall length. Gagra District The...
Orthodox Christian monastery complex that combines Samtavro Transfiguration Church and Nunnery of St. Nino in Mtskheta, Georgia. Built presumably in the 4th...
cultural center, a place of significant literary and artistic work. The Church of the Dormition, dating to the 1180s during the golden age of Tamar and...
Georgian church that has survived to the present day almost unchanged. The church became the founder of its type, the Jvari type of church architecture...
(Georgian: ანჩისხატი) is the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi, Georgia. It belongs to the Georgian Orthodox Church and dates from the sixth century. According...
or Bichvinta (Georgian: ბიჭვინთა [bitʃʼʷintʰa] ) is a resort town in the Gagra District of Abkhazia/Georgia. Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century...
Metropolitanates of the Russian Orthodox Church Eparchies of the Romanian Orthodox Church Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church List of Catholic dioceses (structured...
t'adzari) is an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral located in Pitsunda, in the Gagra District of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia, internationally...
The Bzyb Church (Georgian: ბზიფის ტაძარი, romanized: bzipis t'adzari) is a ruined medieval Christian church at the village of Bzyb in Gagra District, Abkhazia/Georgia...
about 80 people reside in Sukhumi. Small communities are also recognised in Gagra and Pitsunda. Most of them are ethnic Armenians and Poles. In Sukhumi, parishioners...
The tower offers panoramic views of the Western Caucasus as far south as Gagra and Pitsunda. An 11-km-long serpentine road leads to the tower from the...
three-apse basilica, located in the settlement of Gantiadi (Gagra District) in Abkhazia. Church was built in 543 AD by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I...
The Church of Kish (Azerbaijani: Kiş kilsəsi; Georgian: გიშის ეკლესია), also known from different sources as Church of Saint Elishe (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs...
and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine...
The Peroniti Church (Georgian: პირონითის ეკლესია) is an abandoned Orthodox Church located in the village of Peroniti (Çamlıköy) in Hopa, Artvin Province...
White movement Anton Denikin also laid claims on Abkhazia and captured Gagra, but Georgians counter-attacked in April 1919 and retook the city. Denikin's...
during the reign of king of the Abkhazians Leon III in 964. It is the first church with emerging features of the 11-13th century architecture of Georgia. During...
The Church of Dormition of Lykhny (Georgian: ლიხნის ტაძარი, romanized: likhnis t'adzari) is a medieval Orthodox Christian church in the village of Lykhny...
built in 478–493. It is the oldest extant church building in Georgia. Bishop David was the overseeing church leader for the construction of Bolnisi Sioni...
19th and the early 20th centuries and are now the largest ethnic group in Gagra, Sukhumi, and Gulripshi Districts, forming 20% of the Abkhazian population...
built in the 11th century by Kvirike III of Kakheti, replacing an older church of St. George. It is considered one of the four Great Cathedrals of the...
Roman Pipia (Georgian: რომან ფიფია; born 8 April 1966 in Gagra) is a Georgian businessman, founder of Loyal Capital Group and owner and president of Georgian...
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Gagra, Gagra District, Abkhazia, Georgia
