Anakopia Fortress

Anakopia Fortress
Located in New Athos, Abkhazia, Georgia
Anakopia Fortress
2014
Site information
TypeCastle & citadel
ConditionPartially restored
Location
Anakopia Fortress
Coordinates43°05′39.37″N 40°48′31.13″E / 43.0942694°N 40.8086472°E / 43.0942694; 40.8086472
Site history
BuiltBegun in 2nd century
Citadel walls built in 7th century
MaterialsLimestone blocks
Garrison information
OccupantsLeon I of Abkhazia

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.