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  • David Gareja Monastery Complex

    David Gareja Monastery Complex is a rock-cut Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in the Kakheti region of Georgia. The complex was founded in the 6th century AD by David, one of the thirteen Assyrian monks who arrived in the country at the same time. The monastery saw further developments in the later eras.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, David Gareji Monasteries and Hermitage.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    David Gareja Monastery Complex
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    David Gareja Monastery Complex
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    David Gareja Monastery Complex
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    Elevation: 696 m

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    David Gareja Monastery Complex

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2007

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    Churches and Monasteries

    Location

    Georgia

    Kakheti Region

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    6th Century AD

    Christian

    Christian

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    Georgian Orthodox Church Monuments

     

     

     

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