Akhaltsikhe Castle

Akhaltsikhe Castle
ახალციხის ციხე
Akhaltsikhe Castle is located in Georgia
Akhaltsikhe Castle
Location within Georgia
Akhaltsikhe Castle is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Akhaltsikhe Castle
Akhaltsikhe Castle (Samtskhe-Javakheti)
Former namesLomsia
General information
LocationAkhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti
CountryGeorgia
Coordinates41°38′33.6″N 42°58′37.4″E / 41.642667°N 42.977056°E / 41.642667; 42.977056
Elevation1,000 m (3,281 ft)
Completed9th century[1]
Renovated2012
Renovation cost26 mln ($8 mln)[2]
ClientGuaram Mampali[3]
Technical details
Floor area70,000 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.

  1. ^ "რაბათის ციხე-სიმაგრე". იმოგზაურე საქართველოში. Retrieved 9 March 2017. (in Georgian)
  2. ^ a b "ახალციხის რაბათი – ისტორიული არქიტექტურის მეტამორფოზა". Manana Suramelashvili. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017. (in Georgian)
  3. ^ "ისტორიული და არქიტექტურულ–კულტურული ძეგლები". Akhaltsikhe Municipality. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2017. (in Georgian)