- Lashkendar
Lashkendar is a mountain in the
Tkvarcheli district ofAbkhazia , de facto independent republic internationally recognised as part of Georgia. Its main summit is 1373 metres 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) featuring bas-reliefs of leopards (or possibly dogs). The date of its construction is disputed with estimates ranging from VII to XI century. [ru icon А.И. Джопуа, А.Ю. Скаков, А.В. Федотова [http://kolhida.ru/index.php3?path=_expedition&source=lashkendar_2007 Разведки на горе Лашкендар] ]
References
*ru icon [http://ve.free-travels.ru/articles/item.php?country=abkhazia Верещагин Сергей. Абхазия. ("Sergey Vereshchagin. Abkhazia") 2004 - 2005.]
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