Shaori fortress

The Shaori fortress is a prehistoric megalithic structure in the Akhalkalaki Municipality of Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia, situated on the rocky summit of Mount Shaori at an elevation of 2,752 metres above sea level in the Lesser Caucasus mountains, northwest of Paravani Lake. Constructed using large basalt blocks without mortar in the cyclopean dry-stone tradition, the fortress features an unusual rhomboid plan with circular interior spaces. It is divided into two parts located on separate peaks, with the central fortified area accessed via a narrow gate on the eastern slope. The structure, now in ruins, shares topographical and architectural similarities with nearby Bronze Age hillforts, including the Abuli fortress.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearchFiles

Wikimedia, Wikidata
cultural property, fortress, Georgia, Georgia, 

• Cultural Inventory page^@
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 41.4851, 43.7458, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
7 places

Loading map...

• 

  Battle of Murjakheti ⓘ
  1535 battle

• 

  Abuli Fortress ⓘ
  is a Georgian fortress

• 

  Avranlo cyclopean fortress ⓘ
  is a Georgian fortress

• 

  Gumbati cyclopean fortress ⓘ
  is a Georgian fortress

• 

  Nardevani cyclopean fortress ⓘ
  is a Georgian fortress

• 

  Shaori fortress ⓘ
  monument in Georgia

• 

  Avranlo Fortress ⓘ
  Georgian fortification

1535-08-22T00:00:00Z

1535-08-22T00:00:00Z

1535 Battle of Murjakheti

1000-01-01T00:00:00Z

1000-01-01T00:00:00Z

-1000 Avranlo Fortress

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (4)

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (8)

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (7)

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (1)

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (9)

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (5)

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (10)

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (2)

Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (3)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1535	Battle of Murjakheti	battle, Kingdom of Imereti, Samtskhe atabegate, Principality of Guria	Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Abuli Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Avranlo cyclopean fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Gumbati cyclopean fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Nardevani cyclopean fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Shaori fortress	cultural property, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1000	Avranlo Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (4)		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (8)		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (7)		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (1)		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (9)		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (5)		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (10)		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (2)		Commons
commons	image		Shaori Fortress. R.Beridze (3)		Commons