Mother of Kartli

Kartvlis Deda is a monument in 's capital . The statue was erected on the top of hill in 1958, the year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: sculpture
  • Also known as: “Kartlis Deda”, “Mother Georgia”, and “Mother of Georgia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ateshgah and Betlemi Church.

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The Atashgah, also transcribed as , is an ancient Zoroastrian fire temple located in , . The monument is generally dated to the Sasanian era, when eastern Georgia was under Persian political and cultural influence. is situated 120 metres northeast of Mother of Kartli.

Church
Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem is a church in , . Built as an Armenian church in the 18th century, on the site of an older church, it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.

Church
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The Lower Bethlemi Church, also known as the Church of Saint Stepanos of the Holy Virgins or Koosanats Sourb Stepanos Vank) – is a 14th–19th-century church at the foot of Narikala fortress in Old Tbilisi, . is situated 130 metres northwest of Mother of Kartli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sololaki and Avlabari.

Neighborhood
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is one of the oldest neighborhoods of , located in the southwestern part of the city. It is located on the right side of Mtkvari, on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Old Tbilisi on the left bank of the . The 11th-13th century chronicles mention it as Isani, which is now one of the larger municipal regions of Tbilisi.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Mother of Kartli

Latitude
41.68812° or 41° 41′ 17″ north
Longitude
44.8046° or 44° 48′ 17″ east
Inception
1958
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8HH6MRQ3+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1063062536
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1147179
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Mother of Kartli” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم الجورجيين”
  • Armenian: “Մայր Քարթլի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Bavarian: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Catalan: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Czech: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Dutch: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Esperanto: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Estonian: “Kharthlis Deda”
  • French: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Georgian: “ქართვლის დედა”
  • Georgian: “ქართლის დედა”
  • German: “Kartlis Deda”
  • German: “Mutter von Kartwelien”
  • Greek: “Μητέρα της Γεωργίας”
  • Hawaiian: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Hebrew: “אם גאורגיה”
  • Hebrew: “כרתווליס דדה”
  • Hebrew: “כרתליס דדה”
  • Indonesian: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Italian: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Japanese: “カルトリス・デダ”
  • Japanese: “グルジアの母”
  • Korean: “조지아 어머니상”
  • Ossetian: “Гуырдзыстоны мад”
  • Ossetian: “Картлис деда”
  • Persian: “کارتلیس ددا”
  • Polish: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Polish: “Matka Gruzja”
  • Russian: “Картлис Деда”
  • Russian: “Мать Грузии”
  • Russian: “Мать Картли”
  • Russian: “Мать-Грузия”
  • Russian: “Статуя Мать-Грузия”
  • Slovenian: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Spanish: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Swedish: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Tamil: “கார்ட்லிசு தேதா”
  • Thai: “คาร์ทวลิสเดดา”
  • Thai: “มาร์ดาแห่งจอร์เจีย”
  • Thai: “มาร์ดาแห่งชาวจอร์เจีย”
  • Turkish: “Kartlis Deda”
  • Ukrainian: “Мати Картлі”
  • Volapük: “Kartlis Deda”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ბაღის ადმინისტრაცია and Kldisubani Church of Saint George.

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