Khertvisi Fortress

Khertvisi fortress is one of the oldest fortresses in and was functional throughout the Georgian feudal period. It is situated in Khertvisi village of , Southern Georgia, in Meskheti region.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fortresses in Georgia
  • Also known as: “Khertvisi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khertvisi and Saro.

Village
is a village in of Samtskhe-Javakheti region, the . Situated at the confluence of the rivers Mtkvari and Paravani, the village was set on a number of terraces.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Khertvisi Fortress.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Khertvisi Fortress.

Khertvisi Fortress

Latitude
41.4795° or 41° 28′ 46″ north
Longitude
43.28623° or 43° 17′ 10″ east
Elevation
1,282 metres (4,206 feet)
Open location code
8HH5F7HP+RF
Geo­Names ID
13679800
Wiki­data ID
Q2478899
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Khertvisi Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Խերթվիսի բերդ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xertvisi”
  • Bashkir: “Хертвиси”
  • Basque: “Khertvisi gaztelua”
  • Bulgarian: “Хертвиси”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa de Khertvisi”
  • Chinese: “赫爾特維西要塞”
  • Croatian: “Hertvisi”
  • Croatian: “Tvrđava Hertvisi”
  • Dutch: “Khertvisi”
  • French: “Khertvisi”
  • French: “Khertvissi”
  • Georgian: “ხერთვისი”
  • Georgian: “ხერთვისის ციხე”
  • Greek: “Χερτβίσι”
  • Hebrew: “חרטביסי”
  • Hebrew: “חרטוויסי”
  • Hebrew: “חרתוויסי”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת חרטוויסי”
  • Italian: “Khertvisi”
  • Persian: “دژ خرتویسی”
  • Polish: “Chertwisi”
  • Russian: “Хертвиси”
  • Serbian: “Хертвиси”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Hertvisi”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Jertvisi”
  • Spanish: “Khertvisi”
  • Tatar: “Хертвиси кальгасы”
  • Turkish: “Hertvisi Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Hertvisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Хертвісі”
  • Ukrainian: “Хертвісі”

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