Tsitsamuri

Tsitsamuri is a village in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. Tsitsamuri is situated nearby to the neighborhood Akhali Mtskheta, as well as near Narekvavi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari Monastery.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

Church

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The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta, Georgia, northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi.

Jvari Monastery

Monastery

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Jvari Monastery is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia. Jvari is a rare case of an Early Medieval Georgian church that has survived to the present day almost unchanged. Jvari Monastery is situated 2½ km south of Tsitsamuri.

Samtavro Necropolis

Archaeological site

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The Burial ground of the principality also known as Samtavro necropolis, is a cemetery north of Mtskheta, Georgia, dated between the middle of the third millennium BC and the 10th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsitsamuri and Mtskheta.

Tsitsamuri

Village

Tsitsamuri is a small village outside Mtskheta, Georgia. It is known as the place where the nation's famous writer and poet, Ilia Chavchavadze, was assassinated in 1907.