Ruins of Kumurdo Cathedral

Kumurdo Cathedral is a Georgian Orthodox Cathedral. 5 mi) southwest from Akhalkalaki. According to the inscriptions on the walls, written with the ancient Georgian writing of Asomtavruli, the Kumurdo Cathedral was built by Ioane the Bishop during the reign of king of the Abkhazians Leon III in 964. It is the first church with emerging features of the 11-13th century architecture of Georgia.

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Sources

1. Wikipedia (el) – Καθεδρικός Ναός του Κουμούρντο (el.wikipedia.org)
2. Wikipedia (en) – Kumurdo Cathedral (en.wikipedia.org)
3. Wikipedia (ka) – კუმურდოს ტაძარი (ka.wikipedia.org)
4. Wikidata – Q3652333 (wikidata.org)
5. Wikimedia Commons – Kumurdo Cathedral (commons.wikimedia.org)
6. OpenStreetMap – way 414583095 (openstreetmap.org)

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