Tsarche fortress
| Tsarche fortress | |
|---|---|
| Tsarche in Georgia, Abkhazia | |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruins |
| Location | |
  Tsarche fortress Tsarche fortress  Tsarche fortress Tsarche fortress (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates | 42°42′30″N 41°39′30″E / 42.70833°N 41.65833°E |
| Designations | Georgia cultural heritage monument |
Tsarche fortress (Georgian: წარჩეს ციხე, Abkhaz: Ҵарчатәи абааш) is a ruined Early Medieval fortification near the village of Tsarche in Abkhazia, Georgia.[1]
History
The Tsarche fortress sits on the top of a hill, near confluence of rivers Okhoja and Chkhortoli. Contours of the fortress walls repeat an elliptical shape of the hill. The fortress lies in ruins; only a 7–8 m high northern arc survives. In the middle of the fortress, a narrow stone staircase runs to a combat path. The wall is supplied with a walking trail whose width could accommodate two persons at a time. In the southeastern section, there is a reservoir with plastered walls.[2]
The law of Georgia treats the monument as part of cultural heritage in the occupied territories and reported an urgent need of conservation.[2]
References
- ^ Fortress in Tsarche village Map of Architectural and Historical Buildings of Abkhazia
- ^ a b Gelenava, Irakli, ed. (2015). Cultural Heritage in Abkhazia (PDF). Tbilisi: Meridiani. pp. 68–69.