Ekeki is a 10th century Georgian monastery located in the Tortomi valley, in the historical region of Tao - Klarjeti (currently on the territory of Turkey). The cross-domed church, built of well-polished stone, has three apses on the eastern side, housing the altar, sacristy and deacon's room. The dome's neck and some of the window jambs are decorated with polychrome stones. The doors and windows are adorned with delicate ornaments. Traces of later remodeling can be seen. [1] [2]
The Kingdom of the Iberians was a medieval Georgian monarchy under the Bagrationi dynasty which emerged circa 888 AD, succeeding the Principality of Iberia, in historical region of Tao-Klarjeti, or upper Iberia in north-eastern Turkey as well parts of modern southwestern Georgia, that stretched from the Iberian gates in the south and to the Lesser Caucasus in the north.
Klarjeti was a province of ancient and medieval Georgia, which is now part of Turkey's Artvin Province. Klarjeti, the neighboring province of Tao and several other smaller districts, constituted a larger region with shared history and culture conventionally known as Tao-Klarjeti.
Gregory of Khandzta was a Georgian ecclesiastic figure and a founder and leader of numerous monastic communities in Tao-Klarjeti, a historical region in the Southwest of Georgia. He is considered an important early hymnographer of Christian hymns written in the Georgian language having crafted an iadgari.
Ashot II was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti with the Byzantine title of curopalates.
Sumbat I was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and hereditary ruler of Klarjeti from c. 870 until his death.
Tao is a historical Georgian district and part of historic Tao-Klarjeti region, today part of the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Its name derives from the ancient proto-Georgian inhabitants of this area, known as Taochi.
John the Iberian was a Georgian monk, who is venerated as a saint. His name refers to his origins from the Kingdom of the Iberians.
David II was a member of the Georgian Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and titular king (mepe) of Iberia from 923 until his death.
Adarnase V, sometimes rendered as Adarnase II or Adarnase IV, was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and hereditary ruler of Upper Tao with the Byzantine titles of magistros (945) and curopalates (958).
Parekhi is a Georgian medieval Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Klarjeti.
Doliskana is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery in the Medieval Georgian kingdom of Klarjeti. It was used as a mosque, now abandoned. Its construction was finished in the mid-10th century, during the rule of Sumbat I of Iberia. It is located high above the right bank of the Imerkhevi River.
Ishkani or Ishkhan, is a ruined Christian monastery in the territory of Turkey in the village of İşhan, Artvin province. The name Ishkhani derives from the word “Իշխան” (Ishkhan) which means “prince” in the Armenian language. It was one of the important spiritual centers in the Middle Ages Tayk/Tao-Klarjeti. Only the magnificent church and the adjacent chapel have survived. The earliest mention of the monastery is found in The Life of Grigol Khandzteli, a Georgian manuscript dating from the year 951, which is now kept in Jerusalem.
Çatalköprü is a village in the Ardahan District, Ardahan Province, Turkey. Its population is 218 (2022).
Opiza was a medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church located in historical Klarjeti region, now in Artvin Province, Turkey. It is one of the oldest Georgian churches in the Tao-Klarjeti region. Opiza was reconstructed after an Arab invasion in the 8th century. It is referred to by many Georgian historical persons, such as Gregory of Khandzta, Beqa and Beshqen Opizrebi.
Constantine III was King of Abkhazia from c. 894 to 923 AD. He was the son and successor of Bagrat I of the Anchabadze dynasty.
Ashot the Swift was a Georgian prince of the Bagrationi dynasty from Tao-Klarjeti. He was nicknamed Kiskas, meaning "the Swift"
Tao-Klarjeti is a Georgian historical and cultural region in north-eastern Turkey. The region is based around two river basins - Chorokhi and Kura (Mtkvari), and also partially includes the upper source of the Aras river. In modern usage it most often denotes the territory that was administered or claimed by Georgian Democratic Republic but is nowadays part of Turkey due to the Soviet-Turkish deal in 1921.
Tao-Klarjeti may refer to:
Zakaria Panaskerteli was a 12th-13th century Georgian nobleman and politician. Zakaria belonged to the Panaskerteli branch of the Aspanidze family and owned estates in Tao-Klarjeit. Until the 1180's he was a vassal of Guzan Abulasanisdze, ruler of Tao-Klarjeti. The turning point in Zakaria's fortune came with Guzan's rebellion against Queen Tamar, Zakaria remained loyal to the Queen and together with some other nobles, put down revolt in 1192. For this he was given Panaskerti castle to secure frontier borders in Tao-Klarjeti. The new frontier duchy comprised areas of Shavsheti, Klarjeti, Tao and Speri.
The Eparchy of Akhaltsikhe and Tao-Klarjeti is an eparchy (diocese) of the Georgian Orthodox Church with its seat in Akhaltsikhe, Georgia. It has jurisdiction over Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni, Aspindza municipalities in Georgia and historical region of Tao-Klarjeti, currently part of Turkey.
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