Lord’s Fortress

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Lord’s Fortress is the English meaning of the name of Uplistsikhe, an ancient rock-hewn cave city in eastern Georgia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
rock-hewn cave city
tourist attraction
constructedFrom rock
country Georgia
culture Kartli (Iberia) NERFINISHED
ancient Georgian
declinePeriod late Middle Ages
flourishedInCentury 1st millennium BC
early 1st millennium AD
governedBy National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia NERFINISHED
hasFeature defensive fortifications
pagan temples
rock-cut churches
royal residence area
wine cellars
hasLiteralMeaningInEnglish Lord’s Fortress
hasMaterialEvidence ancient water system
defensive walls
ritual spaces
rock-cut dwellings
hasNameInGeorgian Uplistsikhe NERFINISHED
hasStructureType cave dwellings
halls
streets
tunnels
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List NERFINISHED
locatedIn eastern Georgia NERFINISHED
locatedInMunicipality Gori Municipality NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Shida Kartli NERFINISHED
locatedNearCity Gori NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Mtkvari River NERFINISHED
nearbyLandmark Gori Fortress NERFINISHED
Stalin Museum in Gori NERFINISHED
openToPublic true
partOf Silk Road network NERFINISHED
periodOfUse Classical Antiquity
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
early Iron Age
recognizedAs major archaeological monument of Georgia
religionHistorical Christianity NERFINISHED
paganism
significance example of rock-cut architecture in the Caucasus
one of the oldest urban settlements in Georgia
tourismActivity guided tours
usedAs political center
religious center
urban settlement

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Uplistsikhe nameMeaning Lord’s Fortress