Global InformationSlesa information
სლესა | |
 Ruins of Slesa | |
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| 41°44′51″N 43°12′23″E / 41.747500°N 43.206502°E | |
| Location | Akhaltsikhe Municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia |
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| Type | Fortress |
The Slesa fortress (Georgian: სლესის ციხე, romanized: slesis tsikhe) is a medieval fortress in Georgia, located in the Akhaltsikhe Municipality in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region. The fortress—its history involved in obscurity—consists of a castle, now in a ruinous state, and a better preserved tower, strategically perched on two adjoining hills, guarding the southern approaches to the heartland of Georgia through the Borjomi valley. The fortress is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.[1]
- ^ "List of Immovable Cultural Monuments" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 25 July 2019.