Kelasuri Wall

Kelasuri Wall
კელასურის კედელი
Ruins of the first tower of the wall
The wall is shown on this 17th century map in the upper reaches of Galidzga, Okumi and Eristskari rivers (top left corner)
General information
Country Abkhazia/ Georgia
Coordinates42°35′N 41°02′E / 42.58°N 41.04°E / 42.58; 41.04

The Kelasuri Wall (Georgian: კელასურის კედელი) or Great Abkhazian Wall (Georgian: აფხაზეთის დიდი კედელი) is a stone wall located to the east of Sokhumi in Abkhazia, Georgia. The exact time of its construction is not known; several dates ranging from antiquity to the 17th century were suggested, although more recent works have provisionally favoured construction in the 6th century AD. The wall featured about 300 towers, most of them now entirely or largely ruined.

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