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  • Khertvisi Fortress

    Khertvisi Fortress is one of the oldest fortresses in Georgia and was functional throughout the Georgian feudal period. It is located in Meskheti region in Southern Georgia. The fortress was first built in the 2nd century BC. The church was built in 985 AD and the present walls were built in 1354 AD.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Vardzia-Khertvisi.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Khertvisi Fortress
    by Feldstein, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Khertvisi Fortress
    by Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Khertvisi Fortress
    by Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 1142 m

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    Khertvisi Fortress

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2007

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Georgia

    Samtskhe-Javakheti Region

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    2nd Century BC

    Iron Age

    Georgian

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    Georgian Monuments

     

     

     

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