Tmogvi
Tmogvi or Tmkaberd (Georgian: თმოგვი [tʰmoɡʷi]; Armenian: Թմկաբերդ) is a ruined fortress and medieval town in the southern Georgian region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, on the left bank of the Kura River, a few kilometers downstream of the cave city of Vardzia.
| Tmogvi (Tmkaberd) | |
|---|---|
თმოგვი | |
| Aspindza municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia | |
The ruins of Tmogvi from the North | |
Tmogvi (Tmkaberd) Tmogvi (Tmkaberd) | |
| Coordinates | 41°24′18.0″N 43°19′44.4″E |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | 10th century |
| Official name | Tmogvi Castle-Ruins complex |
| Designated | November 7, 2006 |
| Reference no. | 332 |
| Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal | 8270;16454;17187;16453; 16452;10813;8288;8286; 8284;8281;8278;8274; 8270;8268; |
| Date of entry in the registry | October 3, 2007 |
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