Kelasuri Wall
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Kelasuri Wall, located a few kilometers from the city of Sukhumi, on the left bank of the river Kelasur - ruinirovannoe fortification, stretching from Kelasuri the mountains and caves of Abkhazia until the Inguri River. The total length of the wall is 160 km, and height - 4 m.

The people there are several legends associated with the creation Kelasuri Wall. According to one of them, a wall was erected in the XVII century Mingrelian Prince Levan Dadiani II as a defensive structure to protect the troops from the Abkhaz leaders. Some scientists, based on the written sources, it is believed that the wall was erected in the VI Art. during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, to protect against invasions of tribes from the North Caucasus. And Levan II Dadiani just finished building a wall in the XVII century. In spite of all these allegations and conjecture historians and scientists still have not agreed on the exact date of construction of the Great Wall of Abkhazia.

Erection Kelasuri Wall Kelasur began with the construction of the tower, some remains of which can be seen beyond the eastern border of the city of Sukhumi, near the mouth of the river Kelasur. Kelasur tower - it is a massive structure, built of boulders held together with a solution of limestone.

Most installations accounts for part of the wall, which stretches from the mouth of the river Kelasur Mokwa. On the 60 km it was built more than 200 towers, about 100 of them are in good condition, and the rest are solid ruins. The distance between the towers - 40-120 m.

Of course, until today Kelasuri Wall could not survive. However, there are some areas that still come to present times, and thanks to them, you can imagine all of the past grandeur of the building.

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Kelasuri Wall
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The ruins of the fortress of Sukhum Dioscuria
The ruins of the castle of Bagrat
Sukhumi Cape and the lighthouse
Sukhumi monkey nursery
Besleti Bridge
Botanical Garden
Abkhazian State Museum
Abkhazian State Picture Gallery