Okros Tsikhe
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Okros Tsikhe (Georgian: ოქროს ციხე, literally, "the golden fortress") is a medieval fortress in the Adigeni Municipality, in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, north of the village of Shoqa. It is located in the historical Kvabliani valley, on an inaccessible rocky mount. The fortress featured prominently in the Georgian–Ottoman encounters of the 16th century and was also known by the Turkish equivalent of its name, Altunkal'a. In 2007, Okros Tsikhe was inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.[1]
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ოქროს ციხე | |
Adigeni Municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia | |
Coordinates | 41.708438°N 42.762623°E / 41.708438; 42.762623 (Okros Tsikhe) |
Type | Fortress |
Official name | Okros Tsikhe |
Designated | November 7, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-11-07) |
Reference no. | 293 |
Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal | 9079 |
Date of entry in the registry | October 3, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-10-03) |
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