Chkhorotsku,Ge
Project "Cultural Heritage of Chkhorotsku" on our website
Location, information and history
Location: Legakhare, Mukhuri village Restored in the twentieth century The project “Cultural and Natural Heritage of Chkhorotsku” is being implemented with the support of Chkhorotsku City Hall and the Culture Service. Pictures of Giorgi Chikovani, Khatuna Gakharia, City Hall Culture Service are used
Oda of Kukhalashvilis Owner:Zurab Kukhalashvili Location:Akhuti village of Chkhorotsku municipality Approximate age:170 years History Built by the Dadiani living in Akhuti, this oda has long been the object of media and tourist attention. The largest elarji in the world was prepared here, special programs were dedicated to it. “Kukhalashvili’s Oda” […]
Location: Kirtskhi village cemetery Coordinates: 42 ° 28’36 “N 42 ° 2’54” E
Garakha (Najaju) is part of the city of Chkhorotsku, although earlier the territory of today’s Chkhorotsku was considered to be the lower Najagud.The project “Chkhorotsku Cultural Heritage” is being implemented with the support of the Culture Service of the City Hall
We continue our acquaintance with the episodes of the “Chkhorotsky History” . We have published a separate list of churches and clergy that have yet to be processed by other scholars.
We started marking Chhorotsku cultural heritage sites as well as existing churches through Google maps. Not perfect yet, but please review and correct us
The early layer dates back to the early Middle Ages. The one-nave basilica. It is built of cut stone.
Near the center of the village and the old cemetery, there are fragments of a three-nave basilica built in the nineteenth century (according to another version in the late Middle Ages), in which priest Bendeliani served.
Nouga Gogua and I visited the Garakhа. Because of my error, the equipment was not ready, and we were able to take several pictures.
