Turkey
Artvin Province
Artvin

Porta Monastery

Opiza was a medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church located in historical Klarjeti region, now in , . It is one of the oldest Georgian churches in the Tao-Klarjeti region.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Artvin Province, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Bağcılar Manastırı” and “Opiza”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Monastery.

Church
Photo: Melberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khandzta was a medieval Georgian monastery founded by Gregory of Khandzta in 782 AD. It has been identified as probably being the ruined monastery known as Porta, in village, Artvin province, . is situated 3½ km northeast of Porta Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bağcılar and Gökçe.

Village
is a village in the Artvin District, , . Its population is 94.

Village
is a village in the Ardanuç District, , . Its population is 45. is situated 3½ km south of Porta Monastery.

Village
is a village in the Artvin District of , . Its population is 219. is situated 3½ km southwest of Porta Monastery.

Porta Monastery

Latitude
41.22353° or 41° 13′ 25″ north
Longitude
42.03645° or 42° 2′ 11″ east
Open location code
8HH462FP+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3192034783
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1642544
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Porta Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوزبيزا”
  • Armenian: “Օպիզի վանք”
  • Dutch: “Opiza”
  • French: “Opiza”
  • Georgian: “ოპიზა”
  • German: “Opiza”
  • Hebrew: “אופיזה”
  • Persian: “اوپیزی وانک”
  • Russian: “Опиза”
  • Turkish: “Opiza Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Опіза”

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