Likhni Church Aba-Ata Explained

Likhni Church Aba-Ata should not be confused with Lykhny Church.

Building Name:Likhni Church Aba-Ata
ლიხნის ეკლესია აბა-ათა
Лыхнытәи ауахәама Абаҭаа
Coordinates:43.1225°N 40.6264°W
Map Type:Abkhazia#Georgia
Location: Bombora, Gudauta Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia
Religious Affiliation:Georgian Orthodox
Province:Abkhazia
Status:ruins
Architecture Type:Church
Year Completed:High Middle Ages

Likhni Church “Aba-Ata” (Georgian: ლიხნის ეკლესია აბა-ათა, Abkhazian: Лыхнытәи ауахәама Абаҭаа) is a church in the village of Lykhny, Gudauta Municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia.

The church was built in the High Middle Ages. The church walls are in a heavy physical condition and need an urgent conservation.[1] The church was awarded the category of a real cultural monument of national importance on November 7, 2006, by a decree of the President of Georgia.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://maps.nekeri.net/afxazeti/en/likhni-curch-aba-ata/ Aba-ata church in Likhni village
  2. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის ბრძანებულება № 665, 2006 წლის 7 ნოემბერი, ქ. თბილისი, კულტურის ზოგიერთი უძრავი ძეგლისათვის ეროვნული მნიშვნელობის კატეგორიის მინიჭების შესახებ