Old Shuamta monastery

Old Shuamta monastery is a monastery in which is located on ძველი შუამთის მონასტრის გზა. Old Shuamta monastery is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Also known as: “Dzveli Shuamta”
  • Address: ძველი შუამთის მონასტრის გზა

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ikalto Academy.

Ruins
Photo: Malinkimuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Academy of Ikalto was an ecclesiastical academy established between the 11th-13th centuries in Kingdom of Georgia. Ikalto was known as one of the most significant cultural-scholastic centers of medieval Georgia, which is confirmed by the ruins of some civil building preserved at the site of the Ikalto Monastery. is situated 3½ km northwest of Old Shuamta monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vardisubani and Ikalto.

Village
Photo: MIKHEIL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Old Shuamta monastery.

Village
Photo: MIKHEIL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a village in the Telavi district of . is situated 4½ km north of Old Shuamta monastery.

Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, with a population of 21,800, is the capital of the province of in the country of .

Old Shuamta monastery

Latitude
41.91042° or 41° 54′ 38″ north
Longitude
45.40586° or 45° 24′ 21″ east
Open location code
8HH7WC64+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1314344820
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
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In Other Languages

From Georgian to Russian—“Old Shuamta monastery” goes by many names.
  • Georgian: “შუამთის ძველი მონასტერი”
  • Russian: “Старая Шуамта”

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