LOT #30916. New Athos "Akhali-Athos (Abkhazia / Georgia) on 18.07.1928 in the village Novopavlovka (Dombass, Luhansk region., Ukraine). Franking according to the tariff = 5 kop.
New Athos or Akhali Atoni (Georgian: ახალი ათონი, Akhali Atoni; Abkhaz: Àôîí Ҿûö, Afon Ch'yts; Russian: Íîâûé Àôîí; Novy Afon, Greek: Νέος Άθως, Neos Athos) is a town in the Gudauta raion of Abkhazia, situated some 22 km (14 mi) from Sukhumi by the shores of the Black Sea. The town was previously known under the names Nikopol, Acheisos, Anakopia, Nikopia, Nikofia, Nikopsis, Absara, and Psyrtskha.
New Athos Cave is one of the tourist attractions of Abkhazia/Georgia.
