Abrskil Cave

Abrskil(a) Cave
Abrskila, Achuats Tizgo
Location of the cave
Abrskil(a) Cave (Abkhazia)
LocationAbkhazia, Georgia
Coordinates42°55′14″N 41°33′17″E / 42.920556°N 41.554722°E / 42.920556; 41.554722
Length2,000 m
GeologyKarst cave

Abrskil Cave or Abrskila (Georgian: აბრსკილის მღვიმე) is a stalactite cave near Otapi village in Abkhazia, Georgia. It is named after the national hero of Abrskil a parallel folk hero of the Greek Prometheus and Georgian Amiran known as Abkhaz Prometheus. It is also called the Otap cave. Abrskila is more than 2 km in length out of which about 1.5 to 1.7 km is accessible for viewing. Its beauty and fame is compared favourably with another cave known as the New Athos Cave.