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Tmogvi fortress

Tmogvi - is a ruined fortress in the southern Georgian region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, on the left bank of the Mtkvari River, a few kilometers downstream of the cave city of Vardzia. The name "Tmogvi" is derived from Georgian word mogvi , meaning "pagan priest" or "magus". The fortress is first mentioned in sources from the 9th century. It was a crucial military stronghold in the region of Javakheti. The feudal lords of the region were at that time the Bagratids, the Georgian branch. Tmogvi gained importance after the neighboring town and fortress of Tsunda was ruined around 900 AD. By the beginning of the 11th century, the fortress had passed under the direct control of the unified Kingdom of Georgia. Since 1073 the fortress of Tmogvi belonged to various feudal families. In 1088, the castle collapsed in an earthquake. The Ottoman Empire gained control of the fortress in 1578. 1829, after the Russian-Turkish war, the treaty of Adrianople transferred the fortress, among with the surrounding region, to the Russian Empire. The castle of Tmogvi was built on top of a mountain high above the Mtkvari river. It expands over 3 hills, joined and encircled by a wall (150 meters long, 3 meters wide), which supplements the natural defense offered by the cliffs. A number of towers was built on each hill. A secret tunnel connects the castle with the river to provide access to water even during a siege. The western part of the fortress is better preserved. A small number of buildings subsist inside the castle itself. A quadrangular building made of tuff on a basalt foundation is assumed to have been a church. Outside of the walls, on the western side, the church of Saint Ephrem subsists in ruined condition, with fragments of frescoes from the 13th century. Tmogvi  serves as a popular destination of tourism.

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