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Zemo Krikhi church
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The Zemo Krikhi church of the Archangel (Georgian: ზემო კრიხის მთავარანგელოზის ეკლესია, romanized: zemo k'rikhis mtavarangelozis ek'lesia) is a 10th–11th-century church in western Georgia, in the highland Ambrolauri Municipality, part of the historical and cultural region of Racha. It is a hall church with a projecting apse, adorned with stone carvings, frescoes, and medieval Georgian inscriptions. The church was almost completely destroyed in the Racha earthquake of 1991 and rebuilt in 2009. It is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.[2]
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ზემო კრიხის მთავარანგელოზის ეკლესია | |
![]() Zemo Krikhi. Donor frescoes on north wall. | |
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42.496856°N 43.193605°E / 42.496856; 43.193605 (Zemo Krikhi) | |
Location | Zemo Krikhi, Ambrolauri Municipality, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia |
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Type | Hall church |
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