Ilori Explained

Official Name:Ilori
Native Name:Georgian: ილორი
Abkhazian: Елыр
Pushpin Map:Abkhazia#Georgia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Partially recognized
independent country
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ochamchira
Population As Of:1989
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Utc Offset Dst:+4
Coordinates:42.7°N 71°W

Ilori (Georgian: ილორი; Abkhazian: Елыр, Elyr; Russian: Илори) is a village in the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, Georgia, located on the coast of the Black Sea. The elevation of the village is 10 meters above sea level. The location was first mentioned in the 11th century, AD. During the Middle Ages, Ilori became a part of the Principality of Odishi. The village is home to one of the most important western Georgian architectural sites of the Medieval Period, The Church of St. George of Ilori which was constructed in the first quarter of the 11th century, AD.

Ilori is also the site of Elyr-nykha – one of the seven shrines of the Abkhaz traditional religion.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia. 1980. Vol. 5. p. 108.