Georgia · 13th century
Okros Tsikhe (Georgian: ოქროს ციხე, literally, "the golden fortress") is a medieval fortress in the Adigeni Municipality, in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, north of the village of Shoqa. It is located in the historical Kvabliani valley, on an inaccessible rocky mount. The fortress featured prominently in the Georgian–Ottoman encounters of the 16th century and was also known by the Turkish equivalent of its name, Altunkal'a. In 2007, Okros Tsikhe was inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.
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Okros Tsikhe (Golden Fortress) ranks #3,478 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 47 mapped in Georgia. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Batumi, 93 km away. See how Georgia compares in the castle statistics.
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