Basilica
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: church ruins in Georgia
- Also known as: “Dolochopi basilica”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nekresi.
Nekresi
Photo: Andrei Kalamkarov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3½ km west of Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qvareli and Shilda.
Qvareli
Town
Photo: Gaga.vaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Shilda
Village
Photo: Gaga.vaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shilda is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Basilica.
Sanavardo
Village
The village of Sanavardo is located approximately 53 mi east of Tbilisi, the capital and largest city of Georgia. Sanavardo lies in Kakheti region. Most of the families earn their living from wine making, fruit and vegetable harvesting. Sanavardo is situated 8 km south of Basilica.
Basilica
- Categories: church ruin, archaeological site, church, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Qvareli Municipality, Kakheti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.97372° or 41° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
45.81019° or 45° 48′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8HH7XRF6+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 559357452OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12863888
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Basilica” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Դոլոչոպի բազիլիկա”
- Azerbaijani: “Doloçopi bazilikası”
- Croatian: “Bazilika Določopi”
- Georgian: “დოლოჭოპის ბაზილიკა”
- German: “Dolotschopi-Basilika”
- German: “დოლოჭოპის ბაზილიკა”
- Greek: “Βασιλική του Ντολοτσόπι”
- Polish: “Bazylika Dolochopi”
- Russian: “Долочопи (базилика)”
- Russian: “Долочопи”
- Turkish: “Doloçopi Bazilikası”
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