Lykhny
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Place details
- Locality
- Гәдоуҭа
- Region
- აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა - Аԥснытәи Автономтә Республика
- Country
- Абхазия - Аԥсны
- Population
- 524
- Timezone
- Asia/Tbilisi
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Key facts
- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- ლიხნი
- Country
- Georgia (country)
- Located in
- Gudauta Municipality
- Official language
- Russian
- Population
- +524
- Elevation
- +50
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Lykhny church.jpg
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Article
3 sectionsContents
- History
- See also
- References
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.