Kamani Monastery

Kamani Monastery
კამანის ეკლესია (in Georgian)
Камантәи ауахәама (in Abkhaz)
The Kamani monastery in 2006.
Religion
AffiliationGeorgian Orthodox
ProvinceAbkhazia[1]
Location
LocationGeorgia (country) Gantiadi, Gagra District, Abkhazia, Georgia
Kamani Monastery is located in Abkhazia
Kamani Monastery
Shown within Abkhazia
Kamani Monastery is located in Georgia
Kamani Monastery
Kamani Monastery (Georgia)
Geographic coordinates43°05′43″N 40°59′50″E / 43.09528°N 40.99722°E / 43.09528; 40.99722
Architecture
TypeChurch
Completed1980s

The Kamani Monastery (Georgian: კამანის ეკლესია, Abkhaz: Камантәи ауахәама)is located at the village of Kamani in Abkhazia/Georgia, north of Sukhumi. The monastery building is a 1980s construction on the foundations of a medieval church.[2]

  1. ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  2. ^ Gelenava, Irakli, ed. (2015). Cultural Heritage in Abkhazia (PDF). Tbilisi: Meridiani. pp. 62–63.