Gürcistan

Zemo Karabulakhi Church

Sanahin Monastery

Sanahin Monastery is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in the Lori Province of Armenia, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The name Sanahin literally translates from Armenian as 'this one is older than that one', presumably representing a claim to having an older monastery th…

Grakliani Hill

Grakliani Hill (Georgian: გრაკლიანი გორა, Grakliani Gora) is an archaeological excavation site in eastern Georgia near Kaspi, showing evidence of human presence possibly going back 300,000 years.The site was discovered in 2007, during work to widen the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leseli…

Arakelots church

Arakelots Monastery (Armenian: Առաքելոց վանք, romanized: Arakelots Vank; lit. 'Monastery of the Apostles') is a 13th-century monastery about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of the village of Kirants in the Tavush Province of Armenia.

Vachnadziani Kvelatsminda

The Vachnadziani All Holy (Georgian: ვაჩნაძიანის ყველაწმინდა, Watschnadsianis Qwelazminda), or Vachnadziani monastery is an old monastery Georgian Orthodox near the Vachnadziani village (called in the Soviet era Schroma) in the Gurjaani Municipality, easte…

Haghpat Monastery

Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank (Armenian: Հաղպատավանք), is a medieval monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia, built between the 10th and 13th century.

Ateni Sioni Church

The Ateni Sioni Church (Georgian: ატენის სიონი) is an early 7th-century Georgian Orthodox church in the village of Ateni, some 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the city of Gori, Georgia.

Khujabi Monastery

Khuchap Monastery (Armenian: Խուճապ, romanized: Xučap) or Khujabi Monastery (Georgian: ხუჯაბი, romanized: khujabi) is a monastery dedicated to Our Lady of Iviron.

Dmanisi Sioni cathedral

The Dmanisi cathedral of the Theotokos (Georgian: დმანისის ღვთისმშობლის სახელობის საკათედრო ტაძარი, romanized: dmanisis ghvtismshoblis sakhelobis sak'atedro t'adzari), commonly known as the Dmanisi Sioni church (…

Ananuri

Ananuri (Georgian: ანანური) is a castle complex on the Aragvi River in Georgia, about 45 miles (72 kilometres) from Tbilisi.Ananuri was a castle and seat of the eristavis (Dukes) of Aragvi, a feudal dynasty which ruled the area from the 13th century.

Dzveli Shuamta

The Old Shuamta (Georgian: ძველი შუამთა) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery in the Kakheti region. It is located on a forested mountain about 1015 m above sea level, and five kilometers west of the town of Telavi, Georgia.Shuamta means "between the mountains", which clearly refer…

Drisi Javakhaant castle

The Drisi Javakhaant castle (Georgian: დრისის ჯავახაანთ ციხე, romanized: drisis javakhaant tsikhe) also known as Javakhaant castle is a fortress located on top of a rock, on the left bank of the river Tedzami, 400 meters west of the village of Chqopiani, Kaspi M…