Seven Shrines of Abkhazia

The Seven Shrines of the Abkhaz in Abkhazia^[1] are considered holy in the Abkhaz traditional religion and are known and respected by most Abkhazians.

Ruins of the Lashkendar shrine.

Inal-Kuba mountain.

Shrines

	Location	District
Dydrypsh mountain	near Achandara village	Gudauta
Lykhnashta - Lykhny square	Lykhny	Gudauta
Ldzaa-nykha grove	near Ldzaa and Pitsunda	Gagra
Inal-kuba mountain	near Pskhu village	Sukhumi
Adagua mountain shrine	near Tsabal village	Gulripshi
Lashkendar mountain	near Tkvarcheli	Tkvarcheli
Elyr-nykha shrine	Ilori village	Ochamchira

See also

• Abkhaz neopaganism
• Council of Priests of Abkhazia

References

1. 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.

Sources

Крылов, А. Б. (1999). Постсоветская Абхазия (Традиции. Религии. Люди). Москва: Российская Академия Наук. Институт Востоковедения. pp. 127–213.