Khuchap Monastery () or Khujabi Monastery ( ka, ხუჯაბი, tr) is a monastery dedicated to Our Lady of Iviron. It is situated in Privolnoye, a village in the

Lori Province Lori ( hy, Լոռի, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north of the country, bordering Georgia. Vanadzor is the capital and largest city of the province. Other important towns include Stepanavan, Alaverdi, and Spitak ...

of Armenia, near the border with Georgia. Despite its geographic circumstances, Georgian authorities maintain that the monastery is situated in the

Marneuli Municipality Marneuli ( ka, მარნეულის მუნიციპალიტეტი, az, Marneuli Bələdiyyəsi) is a municipality in Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its administrative center and main town is Marneuli. Location ...

near the village of

Akhkerpi Akhkerpi ( ka, ახკერპი) is a village in Georgia’s Kvemo Kartli region, located in the extreme southwestern part of Marneuli Municipality at the border with Armenia. The village is about southwest of the municipal center Marneuli an ...

.Where is the Georgia-Armenia Border?
/ref> Apart from the main church, Khuchap Monastery also consists of a

gavit A ''gavit'' (Armenian ) or ''zhamatun'' (Armenian: ) is often contiguous to the west of a church in a Medieval Armenian monastery. It served as narthex (entrance to the church), mausoleum and assembly room. History The ''gavit'', the distinctive ...

and several ruined buildings.

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