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Status Nowadays a village mosque Similar Otkhta, Çoruh River, Kaçkar Dağı, Kaçkar Mountains, Oshki | ||
Parkhali mela
Parkhali (Georgian: პარხალი), also known in Turkish as Barhal or Altıparmak, is a village that contains a medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church. It is located near the town of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey.
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History
Parkhali was built by Davit III Kurapalat (earlier than 973). One of the oldest Georgian hagiographial novels, Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik was written here.
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Parkhali Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA