Georgia
Imereti
3 sites
Bagrati Cathedral
Kutaisi ( koo-TY-see, Georgian: ქუთაისი pronounced [ˈkʰut̪ʰais̪i] ) is a city in the Imereti region of the Republic of Georgia. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it is the fourth-most populous city in Georgia after Tbilisi, Batumi and Rustavi. It lies 221 kilometres (137 miles) west of Tbilisi, on the Rioni River, and is the capital of Imereti. Historically one of the major cities of Georgia, it served as the political center of Colchis in the Middle Ages as the capital of the Kingdom of Abkhazia and Kingdom of Georgia and later as the capital of the Kingdom of Imereti. From October 2012 to December 2018, Kutaisi was the seat of the Parliament of Georgia as an effort to decentralize the Georgian government.
Gelati Monastery
Founded in 1106 by King David IV as both monastery and academy, Gelati rises on a wooded hillside above the Tskaltsitela River as the spiritual and intellectual heart of Georgia's Golden Age. For nine centuries, monks have maintained an unbroken chain of prayer here, interrupted only during Soviet rule. Today, Orthodox liturgy continues within walls that hold some of the finest medieval Byzantine art east of Constantinople.
Vani
Vani (Georgian: ვანი [vän̪i]) is a town in Imereti region of a western Georgia, at the Sulori river (a tributary of the Rioni river), 41 km southwest from the regional capital Kutaisi. The town with the population of 3,744 (2014) is an administrative center of the Municipality of Vani comprising also 40 neighbouring villages (total area – 557 km2; population – 24,512, 2014).
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
1 site
Mtskhete
Mtskhete is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 41.84230, 44.72105. Located in მცხეთა, მცხეთა-მთიანეთი, საქართველო.
Samtskhe-Javakheti
1 site
Vardzia
Vardzia (Georgian: ვარძია [vaɾdzia]) is a cave monastery site in southern Georgia, excavated from the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain on the left bank of the Kura River, thirty kilometres from Aspindza. The main period of construction was the second half of the twelfth century. The caves stretch along the cliff for some five hundred meters and in up to nineteen tiers. The monastery was an important cultural center, a place of significant literary and artistic work. The Church of the Dormition, dating to the 1180s during the golden age of Tamar and Rustaveli, has an important series of wall paintings. The site was largely abandoned after the Ottoman takeover in the sixteenth century. Now part of a state heritage reserve, the extended area of Vardzia-Khertvisi has been submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Shida Kartli
1 site
Gori
Gori may refer to: