Lamaria of Ushguli

Historical Monument Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Mestia district

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The Lamaria of Ushguli is a 9th–10th-century church of the Mother of God in Svaneti, in the Ushguli community. The church stands on a raised hill north of the village of Zhibiani, surrounded by an enclosure wall that on the west ends in a Svan tower and two auxiliary buildings. The church is of basilica type, with a portico on the west entered from the south. Frescoes survive in the church, as does a 19th-century Russian icon of the Last Supper.

ეკლესიის ეზოში დგას ქვის დიდი სკამი. გადმოცემის თანახმად ამ სკამზე მოკლეს უშგულის დაპყრობის მსურველი თავადი - ფუთა დადეშქელიანი.

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