Горный приют Амткел
The place
Горный приют Амткел (Amtkel Mountain Refuge) in Abkhazia/Georgia, Sukhumi/Kelasuri sector (southern Greater Caucasus, international status: de jure Georgia, de facto a secessionist republic backed by Russia since 2008), at 755 m elevation, foothills of the Bzyb range. New Abkhazia cluster that appeared in batch 332. Mountain refuge at Lake Amtkel (a natural dam formed by an 1891 earthquake, 30 m high, 4th deepest lake in Europe at 72 m), area with chestnut-hazel groves of the ancient Tertiary relic Colchis forest, Abkhaz heritage (an Abkhaz-Adyghe people, 200,000 people, North Caucasian language, critically endangered).
The setting
Abkhazia Sukhumi/Kelasuri southern Greater Caucasus status de jure Georgia de facto secessionist RU 2008, 755 m Bzyb foothills, new cluster batch 332, Lake Amtkel refuge natural dam 1891 earthquake 30 m 4th deepest in Europe 72 m, chestnut-hazel Colchis Tertiary relic, Abkhaz 200,000 North Caucasian endangered.
