Kumurdo Cathedral
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.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
- Description: Georgian Orthodox cathedral near Akhalkalaki, Georgia
- Also known as: “Ruins of Kumurdo Cathedral” and “Surb Hambardzman Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tmogvi and Tsunda Church.
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 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 2 km northwest of Kumurdo Cathedral.
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 Cathedral.
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.
Vach’iani
Village
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Vach’iani is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Kumurdo Cathedral.
Kumurdo Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.39768° or 41° 23′ 52″ northLongitude
43.35477° or 43° 21′ 17″ eastElevation
1,741 metres (5,712 feet)Open location code
8HH599X3+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 414583095OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=georgian_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Kumurdo Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կումուրդոյի մայր տաճար”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Համբարձման եկեղեցի”
- Bashkir: “Кумурдо”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Kumurdo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه كوموردو”
- Georgian: “კუმურდოს ტაძარი”
- German: “Ruinen der Kathedrale Kumurdo”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Κουμούρντο”
- Japanese: “クムルド大聖堂”
- Latvian: “Kumurdo katedrāle”
- Russian: “Кумурдо”
- Russian: “Руины епископской церкви Кумурдо”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Kumurdo”
- Turkish: “Kumurdo Katedrali”
- Ukrainian: “Кумурдо”
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