Kumurdo

Kumurdo is a village in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia and has about 1,950 residents and an elevation of 1,740 metres. Kumurdo is situated nearby to the village Tmogvi, as well as near Nakalakevi.

Type: Village with 1,950 residents
Description: village in Georgia
Also known as: “Gumburdo” and “Gumurdo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kumurdo Cathedral and Tmogvi.

Kumurdo Cathedral

Church

Kumurdo Cathedral is a Georgian Orthodox Cathedral. It is situated on Javakheti Plateau, 12 km southwest from Akhalkalaki. According to the inscriptions on the walls, written with the ancient Georgian writing of Asomtavruli, the Kumurdo Cathedral was built by Ioane the Bishop during the reign of king of the Abkhazians Leon III in 964.

Tmogvi

Photo: Gegart, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tmogvi or Tmkaberd is a ruined fortress and medieval town in the southern Georgian region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, on the left bank of the Kura River, a few kilometers downstream of the cave city of Vardzia. Tmogvi is situated 3 km west of Kumurdo.

Tsunda Church

Church

Photo: Serafita, Public domain.

Tsunda Church is a church in Tsunda, near Tmogvi fortress in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region of Georgia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakalakevi and Vardzia.

Nakalakevi

Village

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Nakalakevi is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Kumurdo.

Vardzia

Photo: M Blissett, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vardzia a cave monastery site in Georgia, on the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia next to the border with Turkey.