Tmogvi
Tmogvi or Tmkaberd ( ; ) 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.
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- Tmogvi (Tmkaberd)
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- Aspindza municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia
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- The ruins of Tmogvi from the North
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- 300
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- 10th century
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- Ruined
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- Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of Georgia
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- Tmogvi Castle-Ruins complex
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Tmogvi or Tmkaberd ( ; ) 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.
==History== The name "Tmogvi" is derived from the Armenian word mog, meaning "pagan priest" or "magus". The fortress is first mentioned in sources from the 9th century. It was built as a defensive work controlling the ancient trade route between the Javakheti plateau and the gorge of Kura, over a gorge formed by the Kura River. It was a crucial military stronghold in the region of Javakheti. The feudal lords of the region were at that time the Bagratids, the Georgian branch. The Georgian chronicles report numerous attempts to take the castle over, but they were rarely successful.
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