Mokvi | |
Native Name: | Georgian: მოქვი, ab|Мықә |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Georgia#Georgia Abkhazia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Georgia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Partially recognized independent country |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ochamchire |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 939 |
Timezone: | MSK/GET |
Utc Offset: | +3/+4 |
Coordinates: | 42.8378°N 41.4911°W |
Elevation M: | 130 |
Mokvi (Georgian: მოქვი; ab|Мықә) is a village in the partially recognized state of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. Located on the Mokvi river, its elevation above sea level is around 130m. The distance to Ochamchire is 17 km. As of 2011 the population was 939.[1] Mokvi is home to the Mokvi Cathedral, built in the 10th century by Abkhazian king Leon III.[2]