View of the villageStone carving from Monastery of St Anton of Martkopi
Martkopi (Georgian: მარტყოფი) is a village in Gardabani Municipality of Georgia. It is located on the left side of Ialno range, in the gorges of the rivers Alikhevi and Tevali, and is at an altitude of 770 meters. It is 55 kilometres from Gardabani and 12 kilometres from Vaziani (the nearest railway station). According to 2014 census, the village is populated by 7397 residents.[1]
The region of Martkopi played a big role during the third millennium BC. It is distinguished by many rich burial kurgans, representing the early stage of the Early Kurgan culture of Central Transcaucasia.
^"მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. November 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
The Battle of Martqopi (Georgian: მარტყოფის ბრძოლა) was a 1625 military confrontation between the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli and Safavid Iran. The Georgians...
The Martqopi monastery of the Deity (Georgian: მარტყოფის ღვთაების მონასტერი, romanized: mart'q'opis ghvtaebis monast'eri) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery...
Aragvi and king Teimuraz I of Kakheti—and ambushed the Iranian army at Martqopi on March 25, 1625, winning a decisive victory. Saakadze went on to annihilate...
insurgents, who unexpectedly attacked and destroyed the Iranian camp at Martqopi, killing Qarachaqay Khan and one of his sons, Imam Verdi Khan. Both were...
army defeated a Georgian force. This battle occurred after the Battle of Martqopi in the same year, when the Iranian army was routed. The battle was the...
small groups and send them into Kakheti, while the major army camped near Martqopi. On March 25, 1625, Saakadze summoned the war council where he personally...
Dedoplistsqaro and Hereti: Melchisedek (Khachidze) Bishop of Gardabani and Martqopi: Jacob (Iakobishvili) Bishop of Surami and Khashuri: Svimeon (Tsakashvili)...
Garisi Battle of Digomi Battle of Tsitsamuri Battle of Aghaiani Battle of Martqopi Battle of Marabda Bakhtrioni uprising Safavid Empire Kingdom of Kartli...
Franco-Savoyard occupation of the city of Genoa. March 25 – Battle of Martqopi: The Safavids are defeated in Georgia. March 27 – Charles I of England...
Safavid Empire; notorious for annihilating an Iranian army at the Battle of Martqopi in 1625 almost without own losses Allahverdi Khan (c. 1560 – June 3, 1613)...
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