Chlou Holy Cross Church
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Chlou, Ochamchire Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia| Chlou Holy Cross Church ჭლოუს ჯვარი პატიოსანი (in Georgian) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
| Province | Abkhazia[1] |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | ruins |
| Location | |
| Location | Chlou, Ochamchire Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia |
  Shown within Abkhazia  Chlou Holy Cross Church (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates | 42°52′50″N 41°29′45″E / 42.88056°N 41.49583°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Completed | 14-15th century |
The Chlou Holy Cross Church (Georgian: ჭლოუს ჯვარი პატიოსანი, romanized: ch'lous jvari p'at'iosani) is a ruined medieval church on the right bank of the Duabi river in the village of Chlou in Ochamchire Municipality, Abkhazia, an entity in the South Caucasus with a disputed political status. [2]
The church stands 20 km north of the town of Ochamchire on a hill overlooking the Duabi river and is surrounded by a large defensive wall built of large cobblestone. In some places the height of the wall is over 3 meters, the total length of the walls is 500 meters. The western wall of the fence runs through the river. The church walls have survived, but are gravely damaged. It is a hall-church design with a semi-circular apse on the east. The vault has collapsed. The ruins are covered with shrubs of bushes.
