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Okon Monastery

Okon Monastery

It is located in the village of Atsana, on Okona Mountain. Archeological traces in the monastery are dated from the 9th century. Renovated in 1897, Okona Church existed only for a 35 years and after it was blown up in 1932 by the Soviet authorities.

In 2010 the construction of a new temple began on the same place of the old church.

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