Oqros Tsikhe Fortress

Okros Tsikhe is a medieval fortress in the , in 's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, north of the village of Shoqa. It is located in the historical Kvabliani valley, on an inaccessible rocky mount.
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Photo: SUKHUMI GE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: medieval fortress
  • Also known as: “Golden Fortress - Okros Tsikhe”, “Okros Tsikhe”, and “Okros-Tsikhe”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gomaro and Didi Zanavi.

Village
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is a village.

Village
is a village in the in 's southern region Samtskhe-Javakheti. It is located on the southern slope of the , part of the , on the left bank of the small river Kvabliani, 1480 metres above sea level. is situated 3½ km southwest of Oqros Tsikhe Fortress.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Oqros Tsikhe Fortress.

Oqros Tsikhe Fortress

Latitude
41.7085° or 41° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
42.76239° or 42° 45′ 45″ east
Open location code
8HH4PQ56+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1584125768
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q16373920
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Oqros Tsikhe Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ոսկե ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Okros qalası”
  • Bashkir: “Алтын ҡәлғә”
  • Basque: “Okros Tsikhe”
  • Catalan: “Okros Tsikhe”
  • Czech: “Okros-Ciche”
  • Georgian: “ოქროს ციხე”
  • German: “Goldene Festung - Okros Tsikhe”
  • Greek: “Αλτουνκάλα”
  • Greek: “Όκρος Τσίχε”
  • Greek: “Χρυσό φρούριο”
  • Russian: “Окрос-Цихе”
  • Spanish: “Okros Tsije”
  • Spanish: “Okros Tsikhe”
  • Turkish: “Okros Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Окрос-Ціхе”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include შოყის ეკლესია and Pkhero Church.

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