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Doliskana ( ka, დოლისყანა, ) is a medieval
Doliskana
10th-century religious buildings and structures Georgian Orthodox churches in Turkey Christian monasteries established in the 10th century {{Turkey-church-stub
Georgian Orthodox
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monastery in the Medieval
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Georgian kingdom of Klarjeti
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(modern-day Artvin Province
Artvin Province (; Armenian language, Armenian: Արտվինի նահանգ ''Artvini nahang''; ka, , ''Artvinis p'rovintsia''; Laz language, Laz: ართვინიშ დობადონა ''Artvinish dobadona;'') is a Provinces of Turke ...
of Turkey
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). It was used as a mosque, now abandoned. Its construction was finished in the mid-10th century, during the rule of Sumbat I of Iberia. It is located high above the right bank of the Imerkhevi River.
History
Doliskana, as a settlement, also predated the construction of the monastery. According to the son of Sumbat, David, in January 826, the army of Ashot Kurapalat was stationed in the territory of Doliskana when he was suddenly killed by enemies. The monastery has stood here since the 10th century, although the exact date of its foundation is undetermined and several versions exist.
The inscriptions
On the exterior walls of the church are several short inscriptions in Georgian ''Asomtavruli
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'' script. One mentions the prince and titular king Sumbat I of Iberia. The inscriptions have been dated to the first half of the 10th century.Shoshiashvili, p. 290References
Bibliography
* Marr, Nicholas, The Diary of travel in Shavsheti and Klarjeti, St. Petersburg, 1911 * Djobadze, Wachtang, Early medieval Georgian monasteries in historical Tao, Klarjeti and Shavsheti, 2007 *Shoshiashvili, N. Lapidary Inscriptions, I, Tbilisi, 1980External links
*Doliskana
10th-century religious buildings and structures Georgian Orthodox churches in Turkey Christian monasteries established in the 10th century {{Turkey-church-stub