Anchiskhati Basilica of Saint Mary

The Anchiskhati Basilica of St Mary is the oldest surviving church in , . It belongs to the Georgian Orthodox Church and dates from the sixth century.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
  • Description: Church in Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Also known as: “Anchiskhati”, “Anchiskhati Basilica”, “Anchiskhati Basilica of St Mary”, “Antschis’chati-Basilika”, “Antschischati-Basilika”, “Antschißchati”, “Antschißchati-Basilika”, “Antschißchati-Kirche”, “basilica de Anchiskhati”, “Église d’Antchiskhati”, and “Базилика Анчисхати”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater and Erekle II Square.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Square
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is situated 150 metres south of Anchiskhati Basilica of Saint Mary.

Government building
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The , formerly known as the Avlabari Presidential Residence, is a governmental building in Tbilisi that used to house the administration of President of Georgia. is situated 350 metres east of Anchiskhati Basilica of Saint Mary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madatov Island and Avlabari.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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 , which is now one of the larger municipal regions of Tbilisi.

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.

Anchiskhati Basilica of Saint Mary

Latitude
41.69552° or 41° 41′ 44″ north
Longitude
44.80687° or 44° 48′ 25″ east
Open location code
8HH6MRW4+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 337365208
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­georgian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q609419
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Anchiskhati Basilica of Saint Mary” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Անչիսխաթի եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ançisxati bazilikası”
  • Bashkir: “Анчисхати сиркәүе”
  • Belarusian: “Анчысхаці”
  • Catalan: “Basílica Antxískhati”
  • Chinese: “安其斯科哈蒂教堂”
  • Chinese: “安契斯哈蒂聖殿”
  • Dutch: “Anchiskhati Basilica”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko Anĉisĥati”
  • French: “Basilique Anchiskhati”
  • French: “basilique d’Antchiskhati”
  • French: “Basilique d’Antchiskhati”
  • Georgian: “ანჩისხატი”
  • Georgian: “ანჩისხატის ღვთისმშობლის ტაძრადმიყვანების ეკლესია”
  • German: “Antschischati”
  • Hebrew: “אנצ’יסחטי”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Anchiskhati”
  • Japanese: “アンチスハティ教会”
  • Persian: “کلیسای آنچیسخاتی مریم مقدس”
  • Polish: “Anczischati”
  • Russian: “Анчисхати”
  • Russian: “Церковь Успения Богородицы Анчисхати”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Anchisjati”
  • Spanish: “basílica de Anchiskhati”
  • Turkish: “Ançishati Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Анчисхаті”
  • Urdu: “اینچیسکھتی باسیلیکا”

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Highlights include Gabriadze’s Clock Tower and Ambassadori.

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