Matanis Tskhrakara
The Matani monastery is part of a complex of buildings in the mountains 3–5 km west of the town of Matani in the Akhmeta district of the Kakheti region, Georgia. The monastery of Matani belongs to the Diocese of Alaverdi, although it does not remain active.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
- Also known as: “Matani monastery” and “Tskhrakara monastery”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matani and Bakilovani.
Matani
Village
Matani is a village in the Kakheti region, Georgia. In the village is a 5th-century basilica, Tskhrakara and the ruins of an old palace of the Cholokashvili noble family. Matani is situated 3½ km southeast of Matanis Tskhrakara.
Akhmeta
Town
Matanis Tskhrakara
- Categories: monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
42.08851° or 42° 5′ 19″ north
Longitude
45.15298° or 45° 9′ 11″ east
Open location code
8HJ735Q3+C5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=georgian_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Bashkir to Turkish—“Matanis Tskhrakara” goes by many names.
- Bashkir: “Матани монастыры”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Matani”
- Georgian: “მატნის ცხრაკარას მონასტერი”
- German: “Matanier Zchrakara”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Matani”
- Turkish: “Matani Manastırı”
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