| Akhaltsikhe Castle | |
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ახალციხის ციხე | |
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  Location within Georgia  Akhaltsikhe Castle (Samtskhe-Javakheti) | |
| Former names | Lomsia |
| General information | |
| Location | Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Country | Georgia |
| Coordinates | 41°38′33.6″N 42°58′37.4″E / 41.642667°N 42.977056°E |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,281 ft) |
| Completed | 9th century[1] |
| Renovated | 2012 |
| Renovation cost | 26₾ mln ($8 mln)[2] |
| Client | Guaram Mampali[3] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 70,000 m2 (750,000 sq ft)[2] |
Akhaltsikhe (Rabati) Castle (Georgian: ახალციხის (რაბათის) ციხე) is a medieval fortress built in the 9th century under the name "Lomsia Castle" in the city of Akhaltsikhe in southern Georgia, recently globally reconstructed. One of the main attractions of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region along with Vardzia.
- ^ "რაბათის ციხე-სიმაგრე". იმოგზაურე საქართველოში. Retrieved 9 March 2017. (in Georgian)
- ^ a b "ახალციხის რაბათი – ისტორიული არქიტექტურის მეტამორფოზა". Manana Suramelashvili. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017. (in Georgian)
- ^ "ისტორიული და არქიტექტურულ–კულტურული ძეგლები". Akhaltsikhe Municipality. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2017. (in Georgian)