Khertvisi
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Khertvisi fortress is one of the oldest fortresses in Georgia and was functional throughout the Georgian feudal period. It is situated in Khertvisi village of Aspindza Municipality, Southern Georgia, in Meskheti region. The fortress was first mentioned in the 10th-11th centuries. The church was built in 985, and the present walls were built in 1354. According to a local legend, Khertvisi was once destroyed by Alexander the Great, though it has then been reconstructed and invaded on numerous occasions through the centuries.
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1770 Battle of Aspindza
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1543 Battle of Karagak
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1535 Battle of Murjakheti
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1770 Siege of Atskuri
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Khertvisi fortress.OpenStreetMap
Khertvisi Fortress walls
Khertvisi view
Khertvisi Fortress
Khertvisi
Khertvisi fort
Khertvis fort
Forteresse Khertvisi
Khertvisi fortress, Georgia
Khertvisi fortress, Georgia| Type | Date | Description | Notes | Source | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | 298 | Kingdom of Iberia | , | Wikidata | region |
| event | 1770 | Battle of Aspindza | Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, Ottoman Empire, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 1543 | Battle of Karagak | Kingdom of Imereti, Ottoman Empire, Principality of Guria, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 1535 | Battle of Murjakheti | Kingdom of Imereti, Principality of Guria, Samtskhe atabegate, battle, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| event | 526 | Iberian War | Byzantine Empire, Ghassanids, Heruli, Huns, Kingdom of Aksum, Kingdom of Iberia, Lakhmids, Sabir people, Sasanian Empire, war, | Wikidata | war |
| event | 1770 | Siege of Atskuri | siege, | Wikidata | armed conflict |
| commons | 2005 | Khertvisi fortress.OpenStreetMap | Commons | image | |
| commons | 2006 | Khertvisi Fortress walls | Commons | image | |
| commons | 2007 | Khertvisi view | Commons | image | |
| commons | 2007 | Khertvisi Fortress | Commons | image | |
| commons | 2007 | Khertvisi | Commons | image | |
| commons | 2007 | Khertvisi fort | Commons | image | |
| commons | 2024 | Khertvis fort | Commons | image | |
| commons | 2024 | Forteresse Khertvisi | Commons | image | |
| commons | Khertvisi fortress, Georgia | Commons | image | ||
| commons | Khertvisi fortress, Georgia | Commons | image | ||
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