Khertvisi

Khertvisi fortress (Georgian: ხერთვისის ციხე) is one of the oldest fortresses in Georgia and was functional throughout the Georgian feudal period. It is situated in Khertvisi village of Aspindza Municipality, Southern Georgia, in Meskheti region. The fortress was first mentioned in the 10th-11th centuries. The church was built in 985, and the present walls were built in 1354. According to a local legend, Khertvisi was once destroyed by Alexander the Great, though it has then been reconstructed and invaded on numerous occasions through the centuries.

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Khertvisiは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,129位（全3,734件中）、ジョージアの23件では5位にランクされています。1000年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の94%より古い城です（10世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の47件のひとつ）。ジョージアが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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