Jaki Fortress

Jaki Fortress (Georgian: ჯაყის ციხე; pronounced "jaqis tsih'e") is a castle remaining from the Georgians from the Middle Ages, in the historical region of Samtskhe, within the boundaries of the village of Yurtbekler in the Posof district of Ardahan Province today. The castle was the residence of the Jakeli, the Georgian dynasty that ruled the principality of Samtskhe-Saatabago, and the dynasty's name comes from it.

Machine-translated from “Caki Kalesi” on the Turkish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jaki Fortress ranks #7,265 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #113 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Batumi, 98 km away. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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