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New Athos Cave
The New Athos Cave (ახალი ათონის მღვიმე; ) also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia (Georgia ) near the city of New Athos.
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The abyss on a slope of the Iverian Mountain was known for ages, referred to as the "Bottomless Pit". It was explored in 1961 by an expedition of four: Zurab Tatashidze, Arsen Okrojanashvili, Boris Gergedava, and Givi Smyr. Since 1975, it has been a major tourist attraction, featuring its own underground railway. The cave consists of 9 major cavities.
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