Martvili Monastery
Martvili Monastery is a Georgian monastic complex located in the village of Martvili in the Martvili District of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Province of Georgia. It sits upon the highest hill in the vicinity and was of strategic importance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lika2672, Public domain.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
- Description: Georgian Orthodox monastery in Martvili, Georgia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martvili and Nakhunavo.
Martvili
Photo: Medgeorgia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martvili is a district town of 4,400 people in the Mingrelia region of Northwestern Georgia. It is known for its extensive monastery complex, and for the nearby gorges, which are ideal for canyoning and rafting.
Nakhunavo
Village
Nakhunavo is a village in the Martvili Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in western Georgia. Nakhunavo is situated 4½ km northwest of Martvili Monastery.
Gachedili
Village
Gachedili is a village located in the Martvili Municipality of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region in Georgia. Gachedili is situated on the right bank of the Abasha river. Gachedili is situated 7 km north of Martvili Monastery.
Martvili Monastery
- Categories: religious organization and religion
- Location: Martvili Municipality, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
42.4054° or 42° 24′ 19″ northLongitude
42.37767° or 42° 22′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8HJ4C94H+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 547279620OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=georgian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q5154204
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In Other Languages
From Abkhazian to Ukrainian—“Martvili Monastery” goes by many names.
- Abkhazian: “Мартвилтәи аберҭыԥ”
- Arabic: “دير مارتويلي”
- Armenian: “Մարտվիլի վանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Martvili monastırı”
- Bashkir: “Мартвили монастыры”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Martvili”
- French: “monastère de Martvili”
- French: “Monastère de Martvili”
- Georgian: “მარტვილის მონასტერი”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Μάρτβιλι”
- Hebrew: “מנזר מרטווילי”
- Hebrew: “מנזר צ’קונדידי”
- Persian: “صومعه مارتویلی”
- Russian: “Мартвильский монастырь”
- Russian: “монастырь Мартвили”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Martvili”
- Spanish: “monasterio Martvili”
- Turkish: “Martvili Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Чкондіді монастир”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Three-storey cross-vaulted church of Chikvani.
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