Otkhara Cave Monastery Complex

Georgia

The Otkhara cave complex is a group of caves at the foot of the Bzyb Range in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. It is located on a steep rock near the village of Otkhara, some 20 km northwest of the town of Gudauta. The caves are also known as those of Mchishta after a karst river effluxing from the base of the rock. The openings are at least partially artificial. Local legends and a scholarly hypothesis suggest religious use in the Middle Ages, but the exact function and timing remains unknown.

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