Samshvilde
Samshvilde (Georgian: სამშვილდე, [sɑmʃwildɛ]) is a ruined fortified city and archaeological site in Georgia, in the country's south, near the homonymous modern-day village in the Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli region. The ruins of the city, mostly medieval structures, stretches for a distance of 2,5 km in length and 400 m in width in the Khrami river valley. Some of the most recognizable monuments are the Samshvilde Sioni Church and a citadel erected on a rocky river promontory.
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Samshvilde
Samshvilde (Georgian: სამშვილდე, [sɑmʃwildɛ]) is a ruined fortified city and archaeological site in Georgia, in the country's south, near the homonymous modern-day village in the Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli region. The ruins of the city, mostly medieval structures, stretches for a distance of 2,5 km in length and 400 m in width in the Khrami river valley. Some of the most recognizable monuments are the Samshvilde Sioni Church and a citadel erected on a rocky river promontory.
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Samshvilde (Georgian: სამშვილდ ...... 18th century, it was in ruins.
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Ruins of the Samshvilde citadel
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Early Bronze Age to Early Modern
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Samshvilde (Georgian: სამშვილდ ...... d on a rocky river promontory.
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