Lake Inquit

Lake Inkit is a relict lake in Abkhazia, on the territory of the Gagra district. This lake is one of the eight lakes of the Pitsunda Peninsula and is on a level with the sea. The mirror area is 0.4 square kilometers, the greatest depth is 3.2 meters, the water capacity is 810,000 cubic meters. Earlier, the water in the lake was fresh, but later, salt water began to flow into the lake and at the moment the salinity is 5 grams per liter of water.

As a result of the action of sea waves, the shores of the lake were heavily swamped and became a breeding ground for malarial mosquitoes. In 1931, a small, larval-eating fish, the Gambusia, was launched into the lake. With its help, mosquitoes were completely exterminated, which served as a favorable factor for the further development of the Pitsunda resort. Later, a whole network of reclamation facilities – canals and pumping stations – was built.

There are many legends and legends about Lake Inkit. One of them tells about the ancient city of Pitius, the harbor of which served as a lake in the IV century BC, there were ships of the great commander of antiquity Alexander the Great. Archaeologists have discovered on the banks of Inkita a number of interesting antique objects and foundations of ancient buildings.