Fortress
Anacopia Fortress
🇬🇪 Georgia
Anakopia Fortress (Georgian: ანაკოფია, romanized: anak'opia) is an ancient military citadel in New Athos (as it is currently known) in the disputed Abkhazia, Georgia located some 22 km (14 miles) by road along the coast from Sukhumi. The site, approximately 450 × 150 meters in dimensions, is located a mile or so inland, at the top of the Iverian Mountain. It is the most complete surviving building of ancient Anakopia, the former capital of the Kingdom of Abkhazia.
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Anacopia Fortress ranks #1,545 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 39 mapped in Georgia. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,170 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Georgia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Anacopia Fortress?
Anacopia Fortress stands in Georgia, at 43.09444°, 40.80778°.
How famous is Anacopia Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,545 of 7,738 worldwide, and #7 in Georgia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Anacopia Fortress?
Sukhumi fortress, about 20 km away.
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