Altıparmak
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Parkhali (), also known in Turkish as Barhal or Altıparmak, is a village that contains a medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church. It is located near the town of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey, and part of Yusufeli District.
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Parkhali
- Religious building.image
- Parxalis monasteri.jpg
- Religious building.map_type
- Turkey
- Religious building.location
- Yusufeli, Artvin province, Turkey
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Georgian Orthodox ChurchSunni Islam
- Religious building.region
- Tao (historical region)
- Religious building.country
- Turkey
- Religious building.province
- Artvin
- Religious building.district
- Yusufeli
- Religious building.completed
- 973
- Religious building.type
- Church (973-1677)Mosque (1677-present)
- Religious building.functional_status
- Church (973-1677)Mosque (1677-present)
- Religious building.founded_by
- Gregory of Khandzta
- Turkey place.type
- village
- Turkey place.province
- Artvin
- Turkey place.district
- Yusufeli
- Turkey place.name
- Altıparmak
- Turkey place.population_total
- 399
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Parkhali (), also known in Turkish as Barhal or Altıparmak, is a village that contains a medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church. It is located near the town of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey, and part of Yusufeli District.
==History== thumb|250px|left|The eastern side of the church. thumb|250px|left|The current village of Barhal/Altıparmak. The monastery and cathedral church was built by Davit III Kurapalat (earlier than 973) and decorated with murals. One of the oldest Georgian hagiographial novels, Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik was written here. The main church of the monastery was converted into a mosque in 1677.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Altıparmak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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