Global InformationKvitouli Church of Kiachi information
| Kvitouli Church of Kiachi ქიაჩის ეკლესია (in Georgian) Қьач ауахәама (in Abkhaz) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
| Province | Abkhazia[1] |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | ruins |
| Location | |
| Location |  Kvitouli Ochamchira District, Abkhazia, Georgia |
  Shown within Abkhazia  Kvitouli Church of Kiachi (Georgia) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°49′59″N 41°22′30″E / 42.83306°N 41.37500°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Completed | 11th century |
The Kvitouli Church of Kiachi (Georgian: ქიაჩის ეკლესია, Abkhaz: Қьач ауахәама) is a ruined medieval church in the Kvitouli, Ochamchira District, Abkhazia, an entity in the South Caucasus with a disputed political status. The ruins lie on the Kiachi hill, near the modern-day village of Jgerda, 8 km south of the Kodori river, in the Tsebelda valley. The name Kvitouli refers to a historical community to which the church belonged and of which the modern-day village of Kutol/Kutoli is part.[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.
- ^ Kiachi church in Kvitouli village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.