Mugudzirkhva Church მუგუძირხვის ეკლესია(in Georgian) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
Province | Abkhazia [1] |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | ruins |
Location | |
Location | Mugudzirkhva, Gudauta Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia |
Geographic coordinates | 43°09′05″N 40°31′28″E / 43.15139°N 40.52444°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Completed | Middle Ages |
Mugudzyrkhva Church ( Georgian: მუგუძირხვის ეკლესია) is a ruined medieval church near the village of Mugudzirkhva, Gudauta municipality, Abkhazia, an entity in the South Caucasus with a disputed political status. [2]
The ruins stand on a rocky hill in the Mchishta ravine. The ruined church was a hall-church design, its more or less preserved northern wall faced with limestone slabs. There are the remains of pilasters which once supported arches of the vault. The eastern wall with a protruding apse and the southern wall are almost completely ruined. Numerous shivers of roof tiles are scattered around the edifice. [3]