Georgia · 12th century
Likhauri Fortress ranks #8,909 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #47 of the 47 mapped in Georgia. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Batumi, 39 km away. See how Georgia compares in the castle statistics.
Likhauri Fortress (or Chanieti) (Georgian ლიხაურის ციხე) is a medieval fortress in the Georgian region of Guria in the Ozurgeti Municipality between the villages of Likhauri and Chanieti. According to legend the fortress was built by the Georgian queen Tamar in the 12th century. Hence its second name, Tamar's Fortress (Georgian თამარის ციხე).
In 1774 Likhauri, alongside the fortresses of Askana and Bukistsikhe, was occupied by Turkish troops. In the same year it was retaken by the Imeretian king Solomon I and the prince of Guria Mamia I Gurieli.
At the end of the 19th century the fortress served as a military base of the Russian army.
Machine-translated from “Festung Lichauri” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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