Khakhuli Monastery
Also known as: Khakhuli Monastery
Georgian Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao (modern-day Turkey), in one of the gorges of the Tortum river, whose main church is now reused as a mosque
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Overview
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Khakhuli Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery in Uzundere district, Erzurum Province, set in one of the gorges of the Tortum river. It lay within the historical Georgian Kingdom of Tao (Tao-Klarjeti) and belongs to the Georgian architectural tradition. The walled complex includes a well-preserved domed basilica. The monastery's main church is now used as a mosque. The site is also known as Haho or Hahul in Turkish and as Chachuli in some transliterations of the Georgian name.
History
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The monastery dates from the 10th century and was once regarded as the most famous monastery of the Georgian region of Tao-Klarjeti.
Khakhuli was an important centre of Georgian literature and culture. Many Georgian scholars and theologians studied there, among them Basil Khakhuli, Ioane Khakhuli, Davit Khakhuli and Giorgi Mtatsmindeli.
From Wikipedia
Khakhuli Monastery (Georgian: ხახულის მონასტერი [χäχulis̪ mo̞n̪äs̪tʼe̞ɾi], Turkish: Haho/Bağbaşi) was a Georgian Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao (modern-day Turkey), in one of the gorges of the Tortum river. The main church is now used as a mosque.
Khakhuli was a very important centre of literature and Georgian culture and many Georgian scholars and theologians studied and worked in Khakhuli including Basil of Khakhuli, Ioane Khakhuleli, Davit Tbileli, and Giorgi Mtatsmindeli.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haho-Kloster
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakhuli_Monastery
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3_(%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%88)
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hahuli_Manast%C4%B1r%C4%B1