Lata

Lata lies in the Kodori valley, where the river cuts through the forested mountains of Abkhazia towards the Black Sea. Downstream, the fortress of Tsebelda guarded the gorge; Greek sources knew it as Tsibelium. Within its walls stand the remains of several churches. Settlements and burial grounds in the Tsebelda and Azanta valleys also bear witness to the long occupation of the Kodori region.