Skhalta Cathedral

The Skhalta Cathedral is a Georgian Orthodox monastery and cathedral church in , , dating from the mid-13th century. It is a large hall church design, with fragments of the 14th or 15th century Paleologian-style wall painting.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
  • Description: cathedral
  • Also known as: “სხალთის ღვთისმშობლის შობის სახელობის საკათედრო ტაძარი”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khulo.

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is a townlet in , an autonomous republic in southwest , 88 km east of the regional capital , in the upper valley of the Adjaristsqali River.

Skhalta Cathedral

Latitude
41.58472° or 41° 35′ 5″ north
Longitude
42.32947° or 42° 19′ 46″ east
Open location code
8HH4H8MH+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4390180794
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­georgian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1476984
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Skhalta Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սխալթայի տաճար”
  • Bashkir: “Схалта ғибәҙәтханаһы”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Skhalta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سخلطه”
  • French: “cathédrale de Skhalta”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Skhalta”
  • Georgian: “სხალთა”
  • Georgian: “სხალთის მამათა მონასტერი”
  • Georgian: “სხალთის ტაძარი”
  • German: “Schalta”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Σχάλτα”
  • Japanese: “スハルタ大聖堂”
  • Polish: “Katedra Skhalta”
  • Russian: “Схалта (церковь)”
  • Russian: “Схалта”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Sjalta”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Skhalta”
  • Turkish: “Shalta Kilisesi”

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