The monuments in the Tighva Municipality is a group of cultural heritage sites registered by the government of Georgia on the territory of the de jure Tighva Municipality, which has been under the control of South Ossetia, an entity with limited international recognition, since the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Due to the continued presence of the Russian troops, Georgia, in accordance to its Law on Occupied territories (Article 7.4), holds Russia responsible for the protection of cultural heritage in the area.[1]

The table lists a monument, its location and dating as well as the status attached to it by the Georgian authorities and the number assigned in the registry by the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, which is available online as a GIS portal.[2] The Agency broadly classifies the heritage sites into three groups: 1) the objects without a status, 2) immovable monuments of cultural heritage, and 3) immovable monuments of national significance.

ObjectNational Registry numberDate of constructionLocationStatusImage
Avnevi Church RemainsMiddle AgesAvnevi
Avnevi Mother of God ChurchMiddle AgesAvnevi
Avnevi FortressLate Middle AgesAvnevi
Alibari Church RemainsLate Middle AgesAlibari
Alibari Tower2037[3][4]Late Middle AgesAlibariCultural Monument
Balta Church KomnadzeLate Middle AgesBalta
Balta Church RemainsLate Middle AgesBalta
Balta Church Remains (Middle Ages)Middle AgesBalta
Balta Kviratskhoveli Church RemainsMiddle AgesBalta
Didmukha Church RemainsEarly Middle AgesDidmukha
Vakhtana Gomarta ShrineMiddle AgesVakhtana
Vakhtana Church RemainsLate Middle AgesVakhtana
Vakhtana Mother of God Church RemainsLate Middle AgesVakhtana
Vakhtana Old Building Remains2060[3][5]Middle AgesVakhtanaCultural Monument
Znauri Mother of God ChurchEarly Middle AgesZnauri
Teregvani Church RemainsMiddle AgesTeregvani
Teregvani Jesus ChurchMiddle AgesTeregvani
Teregvani Main Martyr ChurchLate Middle AgesTeregvani
Tighva Church RemainsMiddle AgesTighva
Tigva Monastery2072[3][6]1152TighvaCultural Monument of National Significance
Tighva Old Building Remains IMiddle AgesTighva
Tighva Old Building Remains IILate Middle AgesTighva
Tighva Saint Mariam Church2071[3][7]Middle AgesTighvaCultural Monument
Isakkhau Saint Georgia ChurchLate Middle AgesIsakkhau
Lisa Tskhrakara Church13th CenturyLisa
Lisa Cross10th CenturyLisa
Malda Church RemainsMiddle AgesMalda
Metekhi Jesus ChurchLate Middle AgesMetekhi
Metekhi NicheMiddle AgesMetekhi
Muguti Church RemainsMiddle AgesMuguti
Moghrisi Saint George ChurchLate Middle AgesMoghrisi
Nabakevi Ascension ChurchLate Middle AgesNabakevi
Nabakevi Church RemainsMiddle AgesNabakevi
Nedlati Kviratskhoveli ChurchEarly Middle AgesNedlati
Nuli Church Remains8th-9th CenturyNuli
Ozhora Tskhrakara Church2087[3][8]Middle AgesOzhoraCultural Monument
Ozhora Old Building RemainsMiddle AgesOzhora
Sunisi Saint George ChurchLate Middle AgesSunisi
Skhliti Church2096[3][9]8th-9th CenturySkhlitiCultural Monument
Patkineti Church RemainsPatkineti
Patkineti Saint Elijah Church14th-15th CenturiesPatkineti
Qaleti Mother Of God ChurchLate Middle AgesQaleti
Ghverteti Church RemainsGhverteti
Ghverteti Saint George Church RemainsLate Middle AgesGhverteti
Kornisi Arminda Church8th-9th CenturiesKornisi
Kornisi Gagiev Tower17th-18th CenturiesKornisi
Kornisi CavesKornisi
Kornisi Gverda ChurchMiddle AgesKornisi
Kornisi Church Remains ILate Middle AgesKornisi
Kornisi Church Remains (Middle Ages)Late Middle AgesKornisi
Kornisi TowerKornisi
Kornisi Tower (17th-18th Century)17th-18th CenturiesKornisi
Kornisi Tower and Palace17th CenturyKornisi
Kornisi Church Remains IILate Middle AgesKornisi
Kornisi Trinity ChurchLate Middle AgesKornisi
Kornisi Saint George Church19th CenturyKornisi
Kornisi Saint Mary ChurchLate Middle AgesKornisi
Kornisi Khasievi Tower18th-19th CenturiesKornisi
Kornisi Khutsiaant District TowerLate Middle AgesKornisi
Kornisi Jioeva TowerLate Middle AgesKornisi
Shindari Saint George ChurchLate Middle AgesShindari
Dzvileti Mother of God ChurchLate Middle AgesDzvileti
Dzvileti Saint George ChurchEarly Middle AgesDzvileti
Tsnelisi TowerLate Middle AgesTsnelisi
Tsnelisi Building Remains ILate Middle AgesTsnelisi
Tsnelisi Building Remains IILate Middle AgesTsnelisi
Khastagdzuari ChurchLate Middle AgesBalta
Khundisubani Mother of God ChurchMiddle AgesKhundisubani
Khundisubani Saint Nicholas ChurchMiddle AgesKhundisubani

References

  1. "Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories". 7, Law No. LHG, 28, 30/10/2008 of 23 October 2008. Parliament of Georgia.
  2. "კულტურული მემკვიდრეობის ვებ-პორტალი [Web-portal of Cultural Heritage]". memkvidreoba.gov.ge. National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "უძრავი ძეგლების ნუსხა (Registry of Immovable Monuments]" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ""ალიბარის კოშკი [Alibari Tower]"". Web-portal of Cultural Heritage. National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia.
  5. ""ვახტანას ძველი შენობის ნანგრევი [Vakhtana Old Building Remains]"". Web-portal of Cultural Heritage. National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia.
  6. ""თიღვის ეკლესია [Tighva Church]"". Web-portal of Cultural Heritage. National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia.
  7. ""თიღვის წმინდა მარიამის ეკლესია [Tighva Saint Mariam Church]"". Web-portal of Cultural Heritage. National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia.
  8. ""ოჟორას ცხრაკარას ეკლესია [Ozhora Tskhrakara Church]"". Web-portal of Cultural Heritage. National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia.
  9. ""სხლითის ეკლესია [Skhliti Church]"". Web-portal of Cultural Heritage. National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia.

See also

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