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| Coordinates:43°09′N40°37′E / 43.150°N 40.617°E /43.150; 40.617 | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country |  Abkhazia[1] |
| District | Gudauta |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
Lykhny (Georgian:ლიხნი;Abkhaz:Лыхны) is a village in theGudauta District ofAbkhazia, a disputed region on theBlack Sea coast.
In medieval Georgian sources the village is also known asZupu (ზუფუ).[2] The village lies along the narrowBlack Sea plain of Abkhazia at an elevation of 50 meters above sea level. Lykhny is located five kilometers from the administrative center ofGudauta. There are several important historical monuments in and around Lykhny. Of particular importance are the 10-11th centuryChurch of the Virgin Mary and the ruins of atwo-storey palace which was used as a residence by the princes ofAbkhazia (the palace collapsed in 1866 when the Russianpunitive expedition attacked the village). An older monument, the fortress ofAbaanta (built in the 7th century) is located at the edge of the village on the left bank of theKhipsta River.
Lykhnashta, a large square located centrally in the village, is one of theseven shrines of the Abkhaz people and the place where is held theharvest festival every October. The square was also the place of the gathering of all the Abkhaz in 1931 and 1989.[3]
Abkhaz Communist revolutionaryNestor Lakoba was born in Lykhny in 1893.
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