Uplistsikhe

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ancient rock-hewn town archaeological site tourist attraction

Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, notable for its cave structures, archaeological significance, and role as a major political and religious center in pre-Christian Kartli.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Uplistsikhe canonical	1
Uplistsikhe Cave Town	1
Uplistsikhe cave town	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient rock-hewn town ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
abandonedInCentury	14th century ⓘ
accessibleFrom	Gori by road ⓘ
basilicaDate	9th–10th century ⓘ
country	Georgia ⓘ
declineCause	Mongol conquests ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasions rise of Tbilisi as political center ⓘ
distanceFromGori	approximately 10 kilometers east ⓘ
foundedInCentury	1st millennium BCE ⓘ late 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ
governedBy	National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSignificance	evidence of continuous occupation from early Iron Age to late Middle Ages ⓘ evidence of transition from paganism to Christianity ⓘ examples of pre-Christian Georgian architecture ⓘ
hasBuilding	Uplistsulis Eklesia ⓘ three-nave basilica ⓘ
hasFeature	cave halls ⓘ defensive fortifications ⓘ pharmacies carved in rock ⓘ rock-cut dwellings ⓘ rock-cut pagan temples ⓘ secret escape tunnel to the river ⓘ streets carved in rock ⓘ tunnels ⓘ wine cellars ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage tentative list ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site
hasViewOver	Mtkvari River ⓘ surface form: Mtkvari River valley
locatedIn	Shida Kartli ⓘ Eastern Georgia ⓘ surface form: eastern Georgia
locatedNear	Gori ⓘ
locatedOn	rocky bank of the Mtkvari River ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Kura River ⓘ Mtkvari River ⓘ
mainMaterial	sandstone ⓘ
nameLanguage	Georgian language ⓘ surface form: Georgian
nameMeaning	Lord’s Fortress ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing	Hellenistic period ⓘ early Iron Age ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ late Antiquity ⓘ
region	Kartli ⓘ
religionBeforeChristianity	paganism ⓘ
roofStructures	many caves partly reconstructed with modern brickwork ⓘ
sufferedEvent	Mongol invasions in 13th century ⓘ earthquake damage ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeListSince	2007 ⓘ
usedAs	political center of pre-Christian Kartli ⓘ religious center of pre-Christian Kartli ⓘ
writingSystemEvidence	early Georgian inscriptions ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Fortress of the Lord → hasNameInGeorgian → Uplistsikhe ⓘ

Fortress of the Lord → hasAlternativeName → Uplistsikhe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Eastern Georgia → containsCulturalSite → Uplistsikhe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uplistsikhe cave town