Vanis Kvabebi
Vanis Kvabebi is a cave monastery in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia near Aspindza town and the more famous cave city of Vardzia. The complex dates from 8th century and consists of a defensive wall built in 1204 and a maze of tunnels running on several levels in the side of the mountain.Photo: bergie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: cave monastery
- Also known as: “Vahanavank”
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 1½ km northeast of Vanis Kvabebi.
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 3½ km northeast of Vanis Kvabebi.
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.
Nakalakevi
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nakalakevi is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Vanis Kvabebi.
Vanis Kvabebi
- Categories: cave monastery and religion
- Location: Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Vanis Kvabebi” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վահանավանք”
- Armenian: “Վանիս Քվաբեբի”
- Armenian: “Վանիս Քվաբի”
- Bashkir: “Ванис-Квабеби”
- French: “Vanis Kvabebi”
- Georgian: “ვანის ქვაბები”
- Georgian: “ვაჰანი”
- Georgian: “ვაჰანის ქვაბები”
- German: “Vanis Kvabebi”
- German: “Wanis Kwabebi”
- Greek: “Βάνις Κβαμπέμπι”
- Hebrew: “ואניס כוואבבי”
- Hebrew: “ואניס כּווַאבֵּבִּי”
- Hebrew: “מערות וַאהָאנִי”
- Hebrew: “מערות ואני”
- Hungarian: “Vanisz Kvabebi”
- Russian: “Ванис Квабеби”
- Russian: “Ванис Кваби”
- Russian: “Ванис-Квабеби”
- Spanish: “Cuevas de Vani”
- Spanish: “Vanis Kvabebi”
- Turkish: “Vanis Kvabebi”
- Ukrainian: “Ваніс Квабебі”
- Ukrainian: “Ваніс-Квабебі”
- Western Armenian: “Վահանավանք (Սիւնիքի մարզ)”
- Western Armenian: “Վահանավանք”
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