Lashkendar

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| name = Lashkendari

| photo = Lashkendar.jpg

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| photo_caption = View of the mountain from Tkvarcheli market square

| map = Georgia

| map_caption = Location in Georgia

| elevation = {{convert|1373|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| location = Abkhazia, Georgia

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| coordinates = {{coord|42|49|01|N|41|44|29|E|type:mountain_source:kolossus-ruwiki|display=title,inline}}

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Lashkendar ({{lang-ka|ლაშკენდერი|tr}}) is a mountain in Abkhazia.{{Abkhazia-note}} Its main summit is {{convert|1373|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high. The mountain is one of the seven shrines of the Abkhaz people. There are also ruins of a Christian temple on one of its lesser summits ({{convert|945|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}) featuring bas-reliefs of leopards (or possibly dogs). The date of its construction is disputed with estimates ranging from 7th to 11th century.{{in lang|ru}} А.И. Джопуа, А.Ю. Скаков, А.В. Федотова [https://web.archive.org/web/20071210040756/http://www.kolhida.ru/index.php3?path=_expedition&source=lashkendar_2007 Разведки на горе Лашкендар]

Image:Lashkendar temple ruins.JPG

References

  • {{in lang|ru}} [http://ve.free-travels.ru/articles/item.php?country=abkhazia Верещагин Сергей. Абхазия. (Sergey Vereshchagin. Abkhazia) 2004 - 2005.]

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Category:Mountains of Abkhazia

Category:Sacred mountains

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