Lykhny

Lykhny (; ) is a village in the Gudauta District of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast.

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Locality: Гәдоуҭа
Region: აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა - Аԥснытәи Автономтә Республика
Country: Абхазия - Аԥсны
Population: 524
Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi

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Settlement.utc_offset: +3
Settlement.official_name: Lykhny
Settlement.pushpin_map: Georgia#Georgia Abkhazia
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Labra in Abkhazia
Settlement.image_skyline: Lykhny temple.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of the Virgin Mary
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Partially recognized independent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gudauta
Settlement.population_as_of: 1989
Settlement.timezone: MSK
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +4

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Wikidata facts

Official name: ლიხნი
Population: 524
Elevation: 50
Image: Lykhny church.jpg

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Commons category: Lykhny
native label: ლიხნი
time of earliest written record: 0501-00-00

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Lykhny (; ) is a village in the Gudauta District of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast.

== History == In medieval Georgian sources the village is also known as Zupu (ზუფუ). The village lies along the narrow Black Sea plain of Abkhazia at an elevation of 50 meters above sea level. Lykhny is located five kilometers from the administrative center of Gudauta. There are several important historical monuments in and around Lykhny. Of particular importance are the 10-11th century Church of the Virgin Mary and the ruins of a two-storey palace which was used as a residence by the princes of Abkhazia (the palace collapsed in 1866 when the Russian punitive expedition attacked the village). An older monument, the fortress of Abaanta (built in the 7th century) is located at the edge of the village on the left bank of the Khipsta River.