Fortress
Sukhumi fortress
🇬🇪 Georgia · 2nd century
The Sukhumi fortress (in Georgian: სოხუმის ციხე; in Russian: Сухумская крепость), also known in its time as Sebastopolis (in Greek: Σεβαστούπολις), was a defensive structure built in the 2nd century AD on the Caucasian coast of the Black Sea, located today in Sukhumi (de jure part of Georgia although de facto part of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia).
Machine-translated from “Fortaleza de Sujumi” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sukhumi fortress ranks #5,765 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #34 of the 46 mapped in Georgia. Founded c. 150, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 25 atlas entries founded in the 2nd century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Georgia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Sukhumi fortress?
Sukhumi fortress stands in Georgia, at 42.99526°, 41.01739°.
When was Sukhumi fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Sukhumi fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,765 of 8,134 worldwide, and #34 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 Sukhumi fortress?
Fortress of Bagrati, about 2 km away.
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