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\u00a0Alaverdi Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2009<\/em><\/p>\n

My last post<\/a> reminds me that I haven\u2019t even done the tourist thing in Georgia. Even though I\u2019ve been visiting the country since 1999, and while I\u2019ve traveled around various parts of the country, it\u2019s always been on work. From time to time, however, that will mean I\u2019ll chance upon a cultural site. The <\/span>Alaverdi Monastery<\/a>, for example.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alaverdi Monastery (Georgian: \u10d0\u10da\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10e0\u10d3\u10d8\u10e1 \u10db\u10dd\u10dc\u10d0\u10e1\u10e2\u10d4\u10e0\u10d8) is a Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery located 25 km from Akhmeta, in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia. While parts of the monastery date back to 6th century, the present day cathedral was built in the 11th century by Kvirike III of Kakheti, replacing an older church of St. George.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Maybe I should make it my New Year\u2019s Resolution to change that in 2014.<\/p>\n

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Alaverdi Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2009<\/em><\/p>\n

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