Alaverdi

Local nameალავერდი (Alaverdi)
LocationAkhmeta

Alaverdi Monastery is a Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery located 25 km from Akhmeta, in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia. While parts of the monastery date back to 6th century, the present day Cathedral of Saint George was built in the 11th century by Kvirike III of Kakheti, replacing an older church of St. George. It is considered one of the four Great Cathedrals of the Georgian Orthodox world.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaverdi_Monastery

Address Georgia

Coordinates 42°1'56.958" N 45°22'37.703" E

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