Ghumurishi Church
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Location
Ghumurishi, Gali Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia
Ghumurishi, Gali Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia| Ghumurishi Church ღუმურიშის ეკლესია (in Georgian) Ӷумуришьтәи ауахәама (in Abkhaz) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
| Province | Abkhazia[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Ghumurishi, Gali Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia |
  Shown within Abkhazia  Ghumurishi Church (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates | 42°42′50″N 41°47′20″E / 42.71389°N 41.78889°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Completed | 19th century |
Ghumurishi Church (Georgian: ღუმურიშის ეკლესია; Abkhaz: Ӷумуришьтәи ауахәама) of St. John the Baptist is a 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church on left bank of Okumi river in the village of Zemo Ghumurishi,[2] north of the town of Gali, in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. The locale is part of the historical district of Samurzakano.[3] Not to be confused with Ghumurishi Sagergaio Church built in the first half of the 11th century and rebuilt in the 19th century in the same village.[4]