Motsameta Monastery

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Motsameta Monastery is a picturesque medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery dramatically perched above the Tskaltsitela River near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian Orthodox monastery
medieval monastery
access road from Kutaisi
architecturalStyle Georgian ecclesiastical architecture
country Georgia
dedicatedTo Saints David and Constantine of Argveti
distanceFrom approximately 6 km northeast of Kutaisi
elevation hilltop above the Tskaltsitela River gorge
hasComponent bell tower
courtyard
main church
monastic cells
hasFunction monastic complex
pilgrimage site
hasViewOf Tskaltsitela River gorge
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument of Georgia
locatedIn Imereti region NERFINISHED
western Georgia
locatedNear Kutaisi
Tskhenistskali River
surface form: Tskaltsitela River
locatedOn cliff above the Tskaltsitela River
nearbyAttraction Gelati Monastery
notableFor dramatic cliff-top location
panoramic views of the river gorge
picturesque setting
region Imereti NERFINISHED
regionType monastery complex
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
sightseeing
usedFor monastic life
pilgrimage and veneration of saints
worship

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Imereti hasMonastery Motsameta Monastery