The Uplistsikhe cave complex with a 9th/10th century three-nave basilica
Uplistsikhe (Georgian: უფლისციხე[upʰlistsʰiχe]; literally, "the lord's fortress") is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, some 10 kilometers east of the town of Gori, Shida Kartli.
Built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River, it contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle Ages, and is notable for the unique combination of various styles of rock-cut cultures from Anatolia and Iran, as well as the co-existence of pagan and Christian architecture.[1]
^Khimshiashvili (1999), Online version Archived 2004-08-18 at the Wayback Machine.
Uplistsikhe (Georgian: უფლისციხე [upʰlistsʰiχe]; literally, "the lord's fortress") is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, some 10 kilometers...
period. Significant ancient Georgian cities such as Mtskheta, Kutaisi, Uplistsikhe, Vani, and Tbilisi are emblematic of the country's rich history. These...
bottom-right: Landscape of Inner Kartli, Amilakhvari Castle, Surami Fortress, Uplistsikhe, Gori City Hall . Overlapping borders of de jure Shida Kartli region...
three years later. George entered into Iberia and placed the city of Uplistsikhe under siege. He lured Constantine by treachery and had him blinded and...
Shida Kartli (შიდა ქართლი), i.e., Inner Kartli, centered on Mtskheta and Uplistsikhe comprising all of central Kartli north and south of the Mtkvari and west...
Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021. "Uplistsikhe Cave Town". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original...
and indicated the reach of Trialeti culture. Cave settlements such as Uplistsikhe are known along the Kura River from at least the fifth century BC, while...
Armenia Kingdom of the Iberians Sajid dynasty Victory 904 Siege of UplistsikheUplistsikhe, Gori Municipality, Shida Kartli War over control of Shida Kartli...
never invaded Iberia. Rustavi is mentioned among such ancient towns as Uplistsikhe, Urbnisi, Mtskheta and Sarkineti. It could be assumed that Rustavi as...
with the new prince of Kakheti, David. He soon captured the fortress of Uplistsikhe and took young Bagrat III and his parents hostage. Having learned the...
establish Emirate of Tbilisi, while Georgian dynastic princes would flee to Uplistsikhe and Kakheti. In 888, Adarnase IV would restore the Georgian kingship...
Muslim emir was installed in the 730s. The dynasts of Iberia sat at Uplistsikhe whence they exercised only a limited authority over local Georgian lords...
laid waste to it. Georgians themselves destroyed the fortifications of Uplistsikhe, so it wouldn't fall to the hands of the enemy. The Muslim forces then...
town and monasteries in Vardzia. Uplistsikhe Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve — the cave town in Uplistsikhe. Ksani Valley Historical-Architectural...
recently occupied the western sector of Kartli with its rock-hewn city of Uplistsikhe. Two years later, in 978, David and Marushis-dze secured the crown of...
invades Kakheti. Yusuf proceeds to Kartli, where the fortifications of Uplistsikhe are demolished. He besieges and captures the fortress of Q'ueli, putting...
invaders. Sula Lipari took away such strong forts as he was. Artanuji, Uplistsikhe, Birtvisi and Kvelistsikhe, but even the king's army could not take Kldekar...
eponymous founders of Mtskheta, Gardabani, Kakheti, Kukheti, Gachiani, Uplistsikhe, Odzrkhe, and Javakheti. Rapp, p. 180 Rapp, p. 196 Rapp, pp. 114-178...
encountered a miracle one day while hunting, riding and "looking over Uplistsikhe" through the woods of Tkhoti mountain when he suddenly was surrounded...
976, Kvirike II invaded Kartli (central Georgia), captured the city of Uplistsikhe and took captive the Georgian Bagratid prince Bagrat who was intended...
Georgia and Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj elsewhere, launched his massive army to Uplistsikhe, only to find the fortifications demolished by their defenders in order...
response, George entered in Kartli and placed the rock-hewn city of Uplistsikhe under siege. He lured Constantine by treachery and had him blinded and...
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