Motsameta Monastery
Motsameta also known as Motsameta Monastery is a complex of monasteries at the Imereti region, approximately 6 km northeast of the center of Kutaisi, Georgia.Photo: CHARGERLEVANI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: medieval Eastern Orthodox monastery complex in Motsameta, Tkibuli Municipality, Georgia
- Also known as: “Monastery of Saints David and Constantine”, “Monastery of the Martyrs”, and “Motsameta monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gelati Monastery and Iazoni Cave.
Gelati Monastery
Church
Photo: Burliai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gelati is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia. One of the first monasteries in Georgia, it was founded in 1106 by King David IV of Georgia as a monastic and educational center. Gelati Monastery is situated 1½ km northeast of Motsameta Monastery.
Iazoni Cave
Cave
Iazoni Cave Natural Monument also known as Tskaltsitela Cave is a karst cave located across the river Tskaltsitela near village Godogni, Terjola Municipality, just outside Kutaisi in Imereti region of Georgia, 135 metres above sea level. Iazoni Cave is situated 3 km southwest of Motsameta Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Godogani and Kutaisi.
Godogani
Village
Photo: Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0.
Godogani is a village in Terjola Municipality, Imereti, in west-central Georgia. It is the location of the Sakazhia Cave Natural Monument. Godogani is situated 3 km southeast of Motsameta Monastery.
Kutaisi
Photo: Roberto Strauss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kutaisi is a city in the Rioni Region of Georgia. The city is very cinematographic and charming, and a visit to Kutaisi is almost mandatory to see the Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery, which are UNESCO World Heritage sites and offer views from the mountain slopes over the city and the Rioni River.
Rioni
Village
Photo: M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rioni is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Motsameta Monastery.
Motsameta Monastery
- Categories: cultural property and religion
- Location: Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Motsameta Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մոծամեթա”
- Armenian: “Մոծամեթայի վանք”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Դավթի և Կոստանդինի վանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Motsameta monastırı”
- Azerbaijani: “Motsameta”
- Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs David və Konstantin monastırı”
- Bashkir: “Моцамета”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Motsameta”
- French: “monastère de Motsameta”
- French: “Monastère de Motsameta”
- French: “monastère des saints David et Constantin”
- French: “Motsameta”
- Georgian: “მოწამეთა მონასტერი”
- Georgian: “მოწამეთა”
- Georgian: “მოწამეთას მონასტერი”
- Georgian: “წმინდა დავითისა და კონსტანტინეს მონასტერი”
- German: “Kloster der Heiligen David und Konstantin”
- German: “Kloster Motsameta”
- German: “Motsameta-Kloster”
- German: “Motsameta”
- Hungarian: “Mocameta kolostor”
- Polish: “Mocameta”
- Russian: “Монастырь Моцамета”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святых Давида и Константина”
- Russian: “Моцамета”
- Russian: “Моцаметский монастырь”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Mocameta”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de los Santos David y Constantino”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Motsameta”
- Spanish: “Motsameta”
- Turkish: “Motsameta Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Моцамета”
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