Ananuri
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Key facts
- Monument.name
- Ananuri
- Monument.native_name
- ანანური
- Monument.image
- Georgian Fortress Ananuri.jpg
- Monument.image_size
- 300
- Monument.caption
- View from the tower
- Monument.location
- Dusheti, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
- Monument.type
- Fortress, church
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- monastery
- Country
- Georgia (country)
- Located in
- Dusheti Municipality
- Image
- Ananuri Fortress 02.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ananuri
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- native label
- ანანურის ციხე
- inception
- 1600-00-00
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Architecture
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Ananuri () is a castle complex on the Aragvi River in Dusheti Municipality Georgia, about from Tbilisi.
==History== Ananuri was a castle and seat of the eristavis (Dukes) of Aragvi, a feudal dynasty which ruled the area from the 13th century. The castle was the scene of numerous battles.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ananuri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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