Interesting Facts about Mount Akhun
Sacred for the local Ubykh community in the past; means "the mountain giant" in the Ubykh dialect
100-foot-tall limestone ashlar Romanesque tower that was built in 1936 is at the summit
Offers panoramic views of the Western Caucasus as far south as Gagra and Pitsunda
Surrounded by ruins of a medieval Christian church and the entire massif contains around 20 caves
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