Khakhuli Monastery

Khakhuli Monastery was a Georgian Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao, in one of the gorges of the river. The main church is now used as a mosque.
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  • Orthodox church
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,430 metres (4,700 feet)
  • Description: Georgian Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao (modern-day Turkey), in one of the gorges of the Tortum river, whose main church is now reused as a mosque
  • Also known as
    “Haho Khakhuli Monastery”
    “Hahuli Kilisesi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bağbaşı and Uzundere.
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Latitude
40.51245° or 40° 30′ 45″ north
Longitude
41.45513° or 41° 27′ 19″ east
Open location code
8HG3GF64+X3
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amenity=­place_of_worship
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building=­church
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tourism=­attraction
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denomination=­orthodox
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Khakhuli Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير خاخولي”
  • Armenian: “Խախուի եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Խախուլի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Խախվա վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Մարիամ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի”
  • Georgian: “ხახული”
  • Georgian: “ხახულის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Bağbaşı”
  • German: “Chachuli”
  • German: “Haho-Kloster”
  • German: “Hahul”
  • German: “Khakhuli”
  • Hebrew: “חאחולי”
  • Italian: “monastero di Chachuli”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Khakhuli”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس (خاخو)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس”
  • Russian: “Хахули”
  • Turkish: “Haho Manastırı”
  • Turkish: “Haho Taş Cami”
  • Turkish: “Hahuli Manastırı”
  • Western Armenian: “Խախուի եկեղեցի”

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