Drisi Javakhaant Castle

The Drisi Javakhaant castle (Georgian: დრისის ჯავახაანთ ციხე, romanized: drisis javakhaant tsikhe) also known as Javakhaant castle is a fortress located on top of a rock, on the left bank of the river Tedzami, 400 meters west of the village of Chqopiani, Kaspi Municipality, Georgia. The complex consists of a castle, a wall, a church, a tower, and a palace.

Since 2006, the fortress is considered a Monument of National Importance by presidential decree.

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Drisi Javakhaant Castle ranks #3,767 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 37 mapped in Georgia. See how Georgia compares in the castle statistics.

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