page_title: Lake Ritsa
hierarchical_section_title: Lake Ritsa
caption_attribution_description: Ritsa lake (from upper side)
context_page_description: Lake Ritsa is a lake in the Caucasus Mountains, in the north-western part of Abkhazia, surrounded by mixed mountain forests and subalpine meadows. The road from the Black Sea coast was built in 1936. The resort of Avadhara lies to the north of the lake.
  The lake was an important tourist attraction during the Soviet period. It is still frequented by Russian tourists.
context_section_description: Lake Ritsa (Abkhazian: Риҵа) is a lake in the Caucasus Mountains, in the north-western part of Abkhazia, surrounded by mixed mountain forests and subalpine meadows.  The road from the Black Sea coast was built in 1936. The resort of Avadhara lies to the north of the lake. 
  The lake was an important tourist attraction during the Soviet period. It is still frequented by Russian tourists.
caption: Ritsa Lake
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