Turkish
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* The w ...
: ''Dörtkilise'') is a 10th-century Georgian monastery which was built in 961–965 by Davit Kurapalat and renewed in 978–1001. Georgian monastery and cathedral church located in Dörtkilise, the town of
Yusufeli
Yusufeli (, Berdagrak; ka, ახალთი, Akhalti) is a town and district of Artvin Province in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located on the bank of Çoruh River 104 km south-west of the city of Artvin, ...
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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 ...
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
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Otkhta is one of the large
cathedral
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s in
Tao-Klarjeti Tao-Klarjeti may refer to:
* Tao-Klarjeti, part of Georgian historical region of Upper Kartli
* Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti, AD 888 to 1008
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, with
Oshki
Oshki ( ka, ოშკი ; or ) is a Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery from the second half of the 10th century located in the historic province of Tao, now part of the territory of Turkey. The main church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, ...
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Ishkhani
Ishkani or Ishkhan, (, ka, იშხანი , ) is a ruined Christian monastery in the territory of Turkey in the village of İşhan, Artvin province. The name Ishkhani derives from the word “Իշխան” (Ishkhan) which means “prince” ...
and
khakhuli
Khakhuli Monastery ( ka, ხახულის მონასტერი , ) was a Georgian Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao (modern-day Turkey), in one of the gorges of the Tortum river. The main church is now ...
, and one version that is why it is called Otkhta, which means in English "from fourth".
Architecture
Otkhta monastery consists of additional constructions of
Seminary
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, dining-hall and some little
chapels
A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are o ...
; they are almost destroyed even in hard condition is self main
Cathedral
A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually s ...
Otkhta.
The cathedral is later period Georgian basilica and dedicated forth Gospeller. Church architectural structure is different from another Georgian basilica like are
Sion of Bolnisi
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* an alternative transliteration of Zion
People
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Pla ...
and
Ruisi
Pietro Ruisi (born 6 January 1955 in Palermo) is a retired Italian footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder. He played one match in Serie A for Palermo on 20 May 1973 against Ternana
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Gallery
Plan of eastern wall of Otkhta.svg, Scheme of the main church
File:Dörtkilise-in1.jpg, Inside interior
File:Dörtkilise-in2.jpg, Inside interior
File:Dörtkilise-medaillon.jpg, Fresco in Alter
Artvin
Artvin (Laz language, Laz and ; ; ) is a List of cities in Turkey, city in northeastern Turkey about inland from the Black Sea. It is the seat of Artvin Province and Artvin District.Buildings and structures in Artvin Province