Tkhaba-Yerdy ТкъобIa–Ерды ტყობა-ერდი | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Year consecrated | 8th-9th centuries |
Status | not active |
Location | |
Location | Dzheyrakhsky District, Ingushetia, Russian Federation |
Geographic coordinates | 42°48′33″N 44°56′21″E / 42.8091°N 44.9392°E |
Tkhaba-Yerdy (Ingush: ТкъобIa–Ерды; Russian: Храм Тхаба–Ерды; Georgian: ტყობა-ერდი) is the ruins of the largest medieval Christian church in Ingushetia, Russian Federation. It is located deep in the Assin Gorge between the auls of Khairakh and Puy, Dzheyrakhsky District, near the border with Georgia. The monument is protected by the State as part of the Dzheirakh-Assin historical and architectural museum and nature reserve.