Abaata fortress (museum) (Gagra) (Gagra)

Georgia / Abkhasia / Gagra
 museum, fortification, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage

Founded in V century and operated until the end of the XIX century. Some of it is destroyed, partly rebuilt. In the middle of the fortress is a small temple, built of roughly hewn blocks of stone in the VI-VII centuries. In Soviet times it was a museum inside the weapon.
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Coordinates:   43°19'29"N   40°13'24"E
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