Tkhaba-Yerdy Church

Tkhaba-Yerdy is the ruins of the largest medieval Christian church in , . It is located deep in the Assin Gorge between the auls of Khairakh and Puy, , near the border with .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: medieval church in Ingushetia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Targim and Egikal.

Dwelling
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is a city-settlement in the of . It is part of the rural settlement of . The territory of the settlement is included in the Dzheyrakh-Assa State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is under state protection. is situated 3 km north of Tkhaba-Yerdy Church.

Dwelling
is a city-settlement in the of . It is part of the rural settlement of . Within its territory are numerous cultural monuments of ancient and medieval Ingush architecture: cyclopean tower-type dwellings, five combat towers, six semi-combat towers, and fifty residential towers. is situated 3 km northwest of Tkhaba-Yerdy Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puy and Khamkhi.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is an ancient city-settlement in of . It is part of the rural settlement of Guli. On the territory of the city-settlement there is an architectural complex "Khamkhi", represented by many historical objects: megalithic cyclopean tower-type dwellings, 4 combat towers, 4 semi-combat and 16 residential towers, as well as 10 crypt burial grounds.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Tkhaba-Yerdy Church.

Tkhaba-Yerdy Church

Latitude
42.80921° or 42° 48′ 33″ north
Longitude
44.93931° or 44° 56′ 22″ east
Inception
8th century
Open location code
8HJ6RW5Q+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196125825
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q3650574
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“Tkhaba-Yerdy Church” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Txaba-Yerdi”
  • Basque: “Txaba-Yerdiko eliza”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه يخابه يردى”
  • Georgian: “თხაბა-იერდი”
  • Georgian: “ტყობა-ერდი”
  • German: “Tchaba-Jerdy-Kirche”
  • Ossetian: “Тхаба-Ерды”
  • Russian: “Тхаба-Ерды”
  • Russian: “Храм Тхаба-Ерды”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Tjaba-Yerdi”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Tjaba-Yerdi”

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