Uplistsikhe cave city

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ancient rock-hewn town archaeological site tourist attraction

Uplistsikhe cave city is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, notable for its complex of caves, tunnels, and structures carved into a cliff above the Mtkvari River.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Uplistsikhe 1
Uplistsikhe Cave City 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient rock-hewn town ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandonedInCentury 14th century ⓘ
architectureStyle medieval Georgian architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Kartli ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Kartli
conservationStatus subject to preservation and stabilization works ⓘ
containsStructure three-nave basilica from 9th–10th century ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
declinedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 10 kilometers east of Gori ⓘ
era medieval ⓘ
pre-Christian ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 1st millennium BC ⓘ
early 1st millennium AD ⓘ
foundedInPeriod early Iron Age ⓘ
hasFeature Christian basilica ⓘ
ancient dwellings ⓘ
cave complex ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
gates ⓘ
pagan temples ⓘ
rock-cut streets ⓘ
rock-cut throne room ⓘ
rock-cut tunnels ⓘ
rock-hewn halls ⓘ
secret tunnel to the river ⓘ
theatre-like hall ⓘ
wine cellars ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage tentative list ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
locatedIn Eastern Georgia ⓘ
surface form: eastern Georgia
locatedNear Gori ⓘ
Mtkvari River ⓘ
locatedOn cliff above the Mtkvari River ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
nameMeaning Fortress of the Lord ⓘ
region Shida Kartli ⓘ
religiousHistory later Christian site ⓘ
pagan center before Christianization of Georgia ⓘ
significance important political and religious center in ancient Kartli ⓘ
one of the oldest urban settlements in Georgia ⓘ
threat earthquakes ⓘ
erosion ⓘ
tourism popular tourist destination in Georgia ⓘ
unescoTentativeListSince 2007 ⓘ
view panoramic view over the Mtkvari River valley ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shida Kartli → containsCulturalHeritageSite → Uplistsikhe cave city ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uplistsikhe
Fortress of the Lord → hasAlternativeName → Uplistsikhe cave city ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uplistsikhe Cave City
Gori → nearbySite → Uplistsikhe cave city ⓘ