Lashkendar

Lashkendari
Lashkendari
	View of the mountain from Tkvarcheli market square
Highest point
Elevation	1,373 m (4,505 ft)
Coordinates	42°49′01″N 41°44′29″E / 42.81694°N 41.74139°E
Geography
	Lashkendari Location in Georgia
Standort	Abkhazia, Georgia

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Lashkendar is a mountain in Abkhazia. Its main summit is 1,373 m (4,505 ft) 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 (945 m (3,100 ft)) featuring bas-reliefs of leopards (or possibly dogs). The date of its construction is disputed with estimates ranging from 7th to 11th century.^[1]

Etymology

Lashkendari oder Lashqendari is a Megrelian word and means shaded or north side shkendi/shqerdi/shqedi - north side of a hill, shaded place, north side.^{[citation needed]}

References

(in Russian) Верещагин Сергей. Абхазия. (Sergey Vereshchagin. Abkhazia) 2004 - 2005.

^ (in Russian) А.И. Джопуа, А.Ю. Скаков, А.В. Федотова Разведки на горе Лашкендар

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[1] (in Russian) А.И. Джопуа, А.Ю. Скаков, А.В. Федотова Разведки на горе Лашкендар

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