New Athos
New Athos
ახალი ათონი, Афон Ҿыц, Новый Афон, Νέος Άθως Akhali Atoni, Afon Ch'yts, Novy Afon, Neos Athos | |
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town | |
New Athos Monastery | |
Location of New Athos in Abkhazia | |
New Athos New Athos | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′3.3″N 40°49′2.64″E / 43.084250°N 40.8174000°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country | Abkhazia |
| District | Gudauta |
| Established | 6th century BC |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Feliks Dautia |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,518 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
New Athos or Akhali Atoni is a town in the Gudauta Municipality of Abkhazia situated some 22 km (14 mi) from Sokhumi by the shores of the Black Sea. The town was previously known under the greek names Nikopol, Acheisos, Anakopia, Nikopia, Nikofia, Nikopsis, Absara, and later Psyrtskha.
New Athos Cave is one of Abkhazia's tourist attractions.