Uplistsikhe

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Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, notable for its cave structures, archaeological significance, and role as a major political and religious center in pre-Christian Kartli.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Uplistsikhe canonical 3
Uplistsikhe Cave Town 1
Uplistsikhe cave town 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient rock-hewn town ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandonedInCentury 14th century ⓘ
accessibleFrom Gori by road ⓘ
basilicaDate 9th–10th century ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
declineCause Mongol invasions ⓘ
linked to: Mongol conquests

rise of Tbilisi as political center ⓘ
distanceFromGori approximately 10 kilometers east ⓘ
foundedInCentury 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
late 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ
governedBy National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSignificance evidence of continuous occupation from early Iron Age to late Middle Ages ⓘ
evidence of transition from paganism to Christianity ⓘ
examples of pre-Christian Georgian architecture ⓘ
hasBuilding Uplistsulis Eklesia ⓘ
three-nave basilica ⓘ
hasFeature cave halls ⓘ
defensive fortifications ⓘ
pharmacies carved in rock ⓘ
rock-cut dwellings ⓘ
rock-cut pagan temples ⓘ
secret escape tunnel to the river ⓘ
streets carved in rock ⓘ
tunnels ⓘ
wine cellars ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site ⓘ
hasViewOver Mtkvari River valley ⓘ
linked to: Mtkvari River
locatedIn Shida Kartli ⓘ
eastern Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Georgia
locatedNear Gori ⓘ
locatedOn rocky bank of the Mtkvari River ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Kura River ⓘ
Mtkvari River ⓘ
mainMaterial sandstone ⓘ
nameLanguage Georgian ⓘ
linked to: Georgian language
nameMeaning Lord’s Fortress ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing Hellenistic period ⓘ
early Iron Age ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ
late Antiquity ⓘ
region Kartli ⓘ
religionBeforeChristianity paganism ⓘ
roofStructures many caves partly reconstructed with modern brickwork ⓘ
sufferedEvent Mongol invasions in 13th century ⓘ
earthquake damage ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeListSince 2007 ⓘ
usedAs political center of pre-Christian Kartli ⓘ
religious center of pre-Christian Kartli ⓘ
writingSystemEvidence early Georgian inscriptions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fortress of the Lord → hasAlternativeName → Uplistsikhe Cave Town ⓘ
linked to: Uplistsikhe
Eastern Georgia → containsCulturalSite → Uplistsikhe cave town ⓘ
linked to: Uplistsikhe
Uplistsulis Eklesia → locatedIn → Uplistsikhe ⓘ