Chkhortoli Church
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| Chkhortoli Church (XI-XIX Centuries) ჩხორთოლის ეკლესია (XI-XIX საუკუნეები) (in Georgian) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox |
| Province | Abkhazia[1] |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | ruins |
| Location | |
| Location |  Chkhortoli, Gali Municipality, Abkhazia, Georgia |
  Shown within Abkhazia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°44′00″N 41°42′45″E / 42.73333°N 41.71250°ECoordinates: 42°44′00″N 41°42′45″E / 42.73333°N 41.71250°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Completed | 11-19th century |
Chkhortoli Church (XI-XIX Centuries) (Georgian: ჩხორთოლის ეკლესია (XI-XIX საუკუნეები)) is a church on right bank of Chkhortoli river in the village of Chkhortoli, Gali Municipality, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia. [2]
History[]
The church was built in the 11th-13th centuries. The construction represents an 18th-19th century hall church with an old, 11th century foundation and an overhanging apse. The church has a gate on the western side. The upper part of the gate represents a big arch open both from the façade and the church's inner part. Three large windows are located in the altar. An arched niche is on the northern side of the altar. Southern and northern walls also have windows. The western door is arched-shaped and other doors have a rectangular shape. The interior walls have two arches that are situated on a standing out sharp pilaster. The pilasters are ending with decorated (ornamented) capitals. The church roofing is totally demolished. All walls are on the same level and there is no sign of a vault. Apparently, the church had a girder roofing.[3]
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- ^ Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
- ^ Church in Chkhortoli village Historical monuments of Abkhazia — Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
- ^ Khvistani, Revaz (2009). მასალები საქართველოს ქრისტიანული არქეოლოგიისათვის [Materials for Christian Archaeology of Georgia] (PDF) (in Georgian). Tbilisi. pp. 13–24. ISBN 978-9941-0-1616-5.
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