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Samshvilde

Western Asia

Samshvilde is a ruined fortified city and archaeological site in southern Georgia, near the modern village of the same name in Tetritsqaro Municipality in the Kvemo Kartli region. Its mostly medieval ruins stretch 2.5 kilometers in length and 400 meters in width along the Khrami river valley, and include the Samshvilde Sioni church and a citadel built on a rocky river promontory.

Facts
Founding Year
3rd century BCE 1
Latitude
41.507222 degrees north 2
Longitude
44.505556 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Wikidata: Samshvilde
  • Wikidata Q12868759, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q12868759 P571
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2. Samshvilde (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 41.507222, longitude 44.505556
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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