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Pitsunda Cathedral

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by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as
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It is a cross-domed cathedral with three naves and three apses, shaped as a rectangle with extending semicircular apses. It holds a pipe organ from the
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Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as
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The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from
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and serves as that body's seat, although this usage is disputed by the
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Pitsunda Cathedral was built at the end of the 10th century by King
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Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia
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The Pitsunda Cathedral in 1847. Drawing by Grigory Gagarin
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until the late 16th century when Abkhazia came under the
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Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Pitsunda, Abkhazia, Georgia
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hegemony. According to 17th century French traveller
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Affiliation
Abkhazian Orthodox Church
Georgian Orthodox Church
Gagra District
Caucasus
Pitsunda
Gagra District
Georgia
Abkhazia
Pitsunda Cathedral is located in Georgia
Geographic coordinates
43ยฐ09โ€ฒ36โ€ณN 40ยฐ20โ€ฒ20โ€ณE / 43.159889ยฐN 40.339ยฐE / 43.159889; 40.339
Style
Georgian
Byzantine
Bagrat III of Georgia
Dome
Pipe organ of Pitsunda
Russian
romanized
Abkhaz
Georgian
romanized
Eastern Orthodox
Cathedral
Pitsunda
Gagra District
de facto
Republic of Abkhazia

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