Lashkendar is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

in Abkhazia. Its main summit is high. The mountain is one of the

seven shrines of the Abkhaz people The Seven Shrines of the Abkhaz in Abkhazia are considered holy in the Abkhaz traditional religion and are known and respected by most Abkhazians. Shrines See also * Abkhaz neopaganism * Council of Priests of Abkhazia References Sour ...

. There are also ruins of a Christian temple on one of its lesser summits () featuring bas-reliefs of leopards (or possibly dogs). The date of its construction is disputed with estimates ranging from 7th to 11th century. А.И. Джопуа, А.Ю. Скаков, А.В. Федотов�
Разведки на горе Лашкендар
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Etymology

''Lashkendari'' or ''Lashqendari'' is a

Megrelian Mingrelian or Megrelian (, ) is a Kartvelian language spoken in Western Georgia (regions of Mingrelia and Abkhazia), primarily by the Mingrelians. The language was also called kolkhuri (Georgian ) in the early 20th century. Mingrelian has his ...

word and means shaded or north side ''shkendi/shqerdi/shqedi'' - north side of a hill, shaded place, north side.

References

Верещагин Сергей. Абхазия. (''Sergey Vereshchagin. Abkhazia'') 2004 - 2005.
Mountains of Abkhazia {{Georgia-geo-stub