Shavnabada

For the mountain in the Abul-Samsari range, see Shavnabada (Samsari).

Shavnabada (Georgian: შავნაბადა) is a mountain and extinct volcano of 770 m height in southeastern Georgia, some 96 km from the nation’s capital Tbilisi.

Shavnabada
Shavnabada Monastery
Highest point
Elevation	770 m (2,530 ft)
Coordinates	41°39′06″N 44°50′24″E
Geography
Shavnabada Location of the mountain Show map of Georgia Shavnabada Shavnabada (Kvemo Kartli) Show map of Kvemo Kartli
Location	Georgia
Parent range	Teleti Range
Geology
Age of rock	Eocene

The mountain is notable for a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery built there in honor of St. George who, according to a local legend, wore a black cloak (Georgian: shavi nabadi, hence the mountain’s name) when leading the army of the king of Georgia in one of the victorious battles. The monastery is known for its rare variety of wine, also called Shavnabada, made by the monks.^[1]

"Shavnabada" is also a moniker for the 13th "Shavnabada" Light Infantry Battalion of the Georgian Army which was based at this mountain in the 1990s.

References

1. (in Georgian) List of churches and monasteries in the Mtskheta-Tbilisi Diocese. Unofficial website of the Georgian Orthodoxy. Accessed on September 28, 2007.