Mtavarangelozi Monastery

Mtavarangelozi Monastery is a church in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. Mtavarangelozi Monastery is situated nearby to the industrial building Dariali HPP, as well as near Darial Gorge.

Type: Church
Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
Also known as: “წმინდა მთავარანგელოზთა მონასტერი”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Darial Gorge and Dariali HPP.

Darial Gorge

Gorge

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

The Darial Gorge is a river gorge on the border between Russia and Georgia. It is at the east base of Mount Kazbek, south of present-day Vladikavkaz. The gorge was carved by the river Terek, and is approximately 13 kilometres long.

Dariali HPP

Industrial building

Photo: Karel61, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dariali Hydropower Plant, referred to as Dariali HPP, is a 108 MW run-of-the-river hydropower plant built in 2017 in Georgia. It is located on the Tergi River in Kazbegi Municipality, at less than 1 km from the Russian-Georgian border, 160 km far from Tbilisi. Dariali HPP is situated 380 metres south of Mtavarangelozi Monastery.

Ermolov Stone

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ermolov Stone is situated 4 km north of Mtavarangelozi Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gveleti and Verkhniy Lars.

Gveleti

Hamlet

Photo: პაატა შ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gveleti is a village in the Kazbegi Municipality of Georgia. It is located in the Darial Gorge, on the right bank of the Devdaraki, 4 km from the border with Russia. Gelatĕ was founded by the Ingush clan Gelatkhoy. Gveleti is situated 3 km south of Mtavarangelozi Monastery.

Verkhniy Lars

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Verkhny Lars is a border crossing and former village in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located on the Georgian Military Road near the border with Georgia. Verkhniy Lars is situated 4 km north of Mtavarangelozi Monastery.

Tsdo

Village

Photo: Jaba1977, Public domain.

Tsdo is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Mtavarangelozi Monastery.

Mtavarangelozi Monastery

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

42.73553° or 42° 44′ 8″ north

Longitude

44.63143° or 44° 37′ 53″ east

Open location code

8HJ6PJPJ+6H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 954951570

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=georgian_orthodox

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tamar Fortress and Border Crossing Point ‘Dariali’.

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