Church of Saint Barbare
Church of Saint Barbare is a church in Mtskheta Municipality, Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Church of Saint Barbare is situated nearby to the post office Georgian Post (3300), as well as near the government office მცხეთის მუნიციპალიტეტის კეთილმოწყობის სამსახური.Photo: Nikolozgogorishvili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Nikolozgogorishvili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
- Description: church building in Mtskheta Municipality, Georgia
- Also known as: “Saint Barbara Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Armazi.
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Church
Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta, Georgia, northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is situated 600 metres east of Church of Saint Barbare.
Armazi
Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Armazi is a locale in Georgia, 4 km southwest of Mtskheta and 22 km northwest of Tbilisi. A part of historical Greater Mtskheta, it is a place where the ancient city of the same name and the original capital of the early Georgian kingdom of Kartli or Iberia was located. Armazi is situated 1 km southeast of Church of Saint Barbare.
Samtavro Necropolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Burial ground of the principality also known as Samtavro necropolis, is a cemetery north of Mtskheta, Georgia, dated between the middle of the third millennium BC and the 10th century. Samtavro Necropolis is situated 1 km northeast of Church of Saint Barbare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mtskheta and Tsitsamuri.
Mtskheta
Photo: Kober, Public domain.
Mtskheta is a town with a population of about 8,000 people 15 km north of Tbilisi in the Kartli region of Georgia.
Tsitsamuri
Village
Tsitsamuri is a small village outside Mtskheta, Georgia. It is known as the place where the nation's famous writer and poet, Ilia Chavchavadze, was assassinated in 1907.
Armazi
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Milligan sumo, CC BY 2.0.
Armazi is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km west of Church of Saint Barbare.
Church of Saint Barbare
- Categories: cultural property, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mtskheta Municipality, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.84414° or 41° 50′ 39″ northLongitude
44.71415° or 44° 42′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8HH6RPV7+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1136546674OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=georgian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q12862425
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Turkish—“Church of Saint Barbare” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “храм сьвятой Варвары”
- Belarusian: “царква сьвятой Варвары”
- Georgian: “ბარბარეთის ეკლესია”
- Georgian: “წმინდა ბარბარეს (ბარბარეთი) სახელობის ეკლესია”
- Russian: “церковь святой Варвары”
- Russian: “Церковь святой Варвары”
- Turkish: “Mtskheta’daki Aziz Barbara Kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Georgian Post (3300) and K2.
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