Zeda Tmogvi, Vardzia

Name: Zeda Tmogvi
Address: Vardzia, Georgia

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Zeda Tmogvi is a medieval Christian church in south Georgia, in the historical province of Javakheti. The extant building is a three-nave basilica, built in the reign of Bagrat IV of Georgia on the place of an earlier church. Its façades contain several contemporaneous Georgian inscriptions, which make mention of historical persons of that time. The church is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°24'13"N, 43°17'16"E

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Zeda Tmogvi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Khertvisi Fortress, Zeda Vardzia, Tmogvi, Vanis Kvabebi.

5.3 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles
Khertvisi Fortress, Aspindza
134 min walk • Khertvisi is a village in Aspindza Municipality of Samtskhe-Javakheti region, the Republic of Georgia. Situated at the confluence of rivers Mtkvari and Paravani, the village was set on a number of terraces.
2.1 miSW
Church
Zeda Vardzia, Vardzia
53 min walk • Zeda Vardzia is an 11th-century Georgian Orthodox church, of the Theotokos, located in the Aspindza Municipality in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. The church is situated 3 km northwest of Vardzia, the medieval rock-hewn complex.
1.6 miE
Forts and castles
Tmogvi
40 min walk • Perched atop a rocky cliff in the historical region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tmogvi Castle stands as a formidable medieval fortress in Georgia. Overlooking the serpentine flow of the Mtkvari River, this ancient structure is a testament to the strategic importance it held...
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Vanis Kvabebi
116 min walk • Vanis Kvabebi is a cave monastery in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia near Aspindza town and the more famous cave city of Vardzia.
3.8 miE
Church
Kumurdo Cathedral
96 min walk • Kumurdo Cathedral is a Georgian Orthodox Cathedral. It is situated on Javakheti Plateau, 12 km southwest from Akhalkalaki. According to the inscriptions on the walls, written with the ancient Georgian writing of Asomtavruli, the Kumurdo Cathedral was built by Ioane the Bishop during the reign of king of the Abkhazians Leon III in 964.

Zeda Tmogvi, Vardzia

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Zeda Tmogvi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Khertvisi Fortress, Aspindza

Zeda Vardzia, Vardzia

Tmogvi

Vanis Kvabebi

Kumurdo Cathedral