Nekresi
Nekresi is an archaeological site in Georgia. Nekresi is situated nearby to Church of St. Hieromartyr Abibos Nekreseli, as well as near the church სამლოცველო ნიში.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nekresi and Chabukauri basilica.
Nekresi
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Nekresi is a historic and archaeological site in eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, between the town of Qvareli and the village of Shilda, at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains. Nekresi is situated 560 metres southeast of Nekresi.
Chabukauri basilica
Ruins
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Chabukauri basilica is an early Christian church—now in a ruinous state—in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, in the territory of the historical settlement of Nekresi, about 1.5 km northwest of the Nekresi monastic complex. Chabukauri basilica is situated 590 metres northwest of Nekresi.
Basilica
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Dolochopi basilica is an early Christian church—now in a ruinous state—in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, in the territory of the historical settlement of Nekresi. Basilica is situated 4 km east of Nekresi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shilda and Qvareli.
Shilda
Village
Photo: Gaga.vaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shilda is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Nekresi.
Qvareli
Town
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Kvareli is a town in northeastern in Kakheti Province, Georgia. Located in the Alazani Valley, near the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, it was the birthplace of Georgian author Ilia Chavchavadze, whose one-storied house is preserved as a local museum. Qvareli is situated 5 km southeast of Nekresi.
Eniseli
Village
Photo: Andrei Kalamkarov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eniseli is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Nekresi.
Nekresi
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.97429° or 41° 58′ 28″ northLongitude
45.76253° or 45° 45′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8HH7XQF7+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 122256575OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Nekresi” goes by many names.
- French: “Monastère de Nekressi”
- Georgian: “ნეკრესი”
- German: “Nekressi”
- Russian: “Некреси”
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