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  • Uplistsikhe

  • Uplistsikhe

    Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-hewn town located in eastern Georgia, east of the town of Gori in Shida Kartli region. The site is considered to be one of the oldest urban settlements in Georgia. Strategically located in the heartland of ancient kingdom of Iberia, it emerged as a major political and religious center of the country.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Uplistsikhe Cave Town.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Uplistsikhe
    by Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Uplistsikhe
    by Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Uplistsikhe
    by Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 600 m

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    Uplistsikhe

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2007

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    Ancient Rock Workes

    Location

    Georgia

    Shida Kartli

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    First Millennium BC

    Iron Age

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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