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Ikalto Monastery
Ikalto Monastery is a monastery complex located in Ikalto town in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia. The monastery was founded by Saint Zenon, one of the 13 Syrian Fathers, in the late 6th century AD. It was known as one of the most significant cultural-scholastic centers of Georgia. An academy was founded at the monastery during king David the Builder by Arsen Ikaltoeli in the early 12th century AD.
by Håkan Henriksson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commonsby Håkan Henriksson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commonsby Håkan Henriksson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 718 m
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6th Century AD
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