ies along the narrow Black Sea plain of Abkhazia at an elevation of 50 meters above sea level.

Lykhny
is located five kilometers from the administrative center of Gudauta. There are several important
historical monuments in and around Lykhny. Of particular importance are the 10-11th century Church of
the Virgin Mary and the ruins of a two-storey palace which was used as a residence by the princes
of Abkhazia (the palace collapsed in 1866 when the Russian punitive expedition attacked the village).
An older monument, the fortress of Abaanta (built in the 7th century) is located at the edge of the village
on the left bank o