Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition

The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral located in , the capital of . Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after specific places in the , the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of at .
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
  • Description: orthodox Christian cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint Mary of Zion”, “Sioni Cathedral”, and “Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tbilisi History Museum and The Great Synagogue.

Museum
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Synagogue
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, also known as the Georgian Synagogue, is a synagogue, located at 45-47 Kote Afkhazi Street in , the capital of . Built between 1904 and 1911, it is the largest synagogue in the country and serves as the central house of worship for the city’s Jewish community. is situated 150 metres south of Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition.

Church
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Norashen is a non-functioning Armenian Apostolic church in , Georgia. It is located in the old town, near Sioni Cathedral and Jvaris Mama Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avlabari and Sololaki.

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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition

Latitude
41.69133° or 41° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
44.80753° or 44° 48′ 27″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8HH6MRR5+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 77895547
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q248050
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Katedralja Sioni në Tbilisi”
  • Armenian: “Սիոնի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sioni kafedralı”
  • Bashkir: “Сиони”
  • Basque: “Sioni katedrala”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sioni”
  • Chinese: “提比里斯錫安主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “第比利斯锡安主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Sioni”
  • Dutch: “Sioni-kathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Sionikathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه تبليسى سيونى”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo Sioni”
  • French: “cathédrale de l’Assomption”
  • French: “cathédrale de la montagne de Sion”
  • French: “cathédrale de la rue de Sion”
  • French: “cathédrale de Sion”
  • French: “cathédrale de Sioni”
  • French: “cathédrale Sioni”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sioni”
  • Georgian: “თბილისის სიონი”
  • Georgian: “სიონი”
  • Georgian: “სიონის ეკლესია”
  • Georgian: “სიონის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • Georgian: “სიონის საპატრიარქო ტაძარი”
  • Georgian: “სიონის ტაძარი”
  • Georgian: “სიონის ღვთისმშობლის მიძინების ტაძარი”
  • German: “Kathedrale Sioni”
  • German: “Sioni-Kathedrale”
  • German: “Sionikathedrale”
  • Greek: “Πατριαρχικός Καθεδρικός Ναός της Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου της Σιών”
  • Hebrew: “סיוני של טביליסי”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת סיוני”
  • Hungarian: “Sion-székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Sioni”
  • Italian: “cattedrale Sioni”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale Sioni”
  • Japanese: “シオニ大聖堂”
  • Macedonian: “Сиони”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سیونی تفلیس”
  • Polish: “Katedra Sioni w Tbilisi”
  • Polish: “Katedra Sioni”
  • Russian: “Сиони”
  • Russian: “Сионский собор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Saborna crkva Sioni”
  • Slovenian: “Sionska stolnica, Tbilisi”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Sioni, Tiflis”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Sioni”
  • Swedish: “Sionikatedralen”
  • Turkish: “Tiflis Sioni Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Сіоні”

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