Tmogvi Castle
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsunda Church and Kumurdo Cathedral.
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 1½ km northeast of Tmogvi Castle.
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. Kumurdo Cathedral is situated 3 km east of Tmogvi Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakalakevi and Vardzia.
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.
Khertvisi
Village
Khertvisi is a village in Aspindza Municipality of Samtskhe-Javakheti region, the Republic of Georgia. Situated at the confluence of the rivers Mtkvari and Paravani, the village was set on a number of terraces. Khertvisi is situated 9 km north of Tmogvi Castle.
Tmogvi Castle
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Tmkaberd”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.39924° or 41° 23′ 57″ northLongitude
43.3176° or 43° 19′ 3″ eastElevation
1,347 metres (4,419 feet)Open location code
8HH598X9+M2GeoNames ID
13665422
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In Other Languages
“Tmogvi Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Թմկաբերդ”
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