Lashkendar
| Lashkendari | |
|---|---|
 View of the mountain from Tkvarcheli market square | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,373 m (4,505 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°49′01″N 41°44′29″E / 42.81694°N 41.74139°E |
| Geography | |
  Lashkendari Location in Georgia | |
| Location | Abkhazia, Georgia |
Lashkendar (Georgian: ლაშკენდერი, romanized: lashk'enderi) is a mountain in Abkhazia.[1] Its main summit is 1,373 m (4,505 ft) 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 (945 m (3,100 ft)) featuring bas-reliefs of leopards (or possibly dogs). The date of its construction is disputed with estimates ranging from 7th to 11th century.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- ^ (in Russian) А.И. Джопуа, А.Ю. Скаков, А.В. Федотова Разведки на горе Лашкендар
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