Damkali

Damkali is a locality in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia and has an elevation of 1,737 metres. Damkali is situated nearby to the village Gogasheni, as well as near the locality Kumurdo.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tmogvi and Ruins of Kumurdo Cathedral.

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.

Ruins of 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. Ruins of Kumurdo Cathedral is situated 3 km northeast of Damkali.

Tsunda Church

Church

Photo: Serafita, Public domain.

Tsunda Church is a church in Tsunda, near Tmogvi fortress in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region of Georgia. Tsunda Church is situated 3 km north of Damkali.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vardzia and Nakalakevi.

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.