Parkhali
| Parkhali | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Status | Nowadays a village mosque |
| Location | |
| Location | Artvin province,Turkey |
| State | Yusufeli |
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°58′13″N41°23′01″E/ 40.97024°N 41.38364°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Gregory of Khandzta |
| Completed | 973 |
Altıparmak | |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Artvin |
| District | Yusufeli |
| Population (2021) | 399 |
| Time zone | UTC+3(TRT) |
Parkhali(Georgian:პარხალი), also known inTurkishasBarhalorAltıparmak,is a village that contains a medievalGeorgianmonastery and cathedral church. It is located near the town ofYusufeli,Artvin Province,Turkey,[1]and part ofYusufeli District.[2]
History
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The monastery and cathedral church was built by Davit III Kurapalat (earlier than 973) and decorated with murals.[3]One of the oldest Georgian hagiographial novels,Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanikwas written here.
Population
[edit]As of 2021, the village had a population of 399 people.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^Georgian Soviet EncyclopediaVol. 7, p. 703, 1984.
- ^Köy,Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^Zakharova, Anna V.; Mal’tseva, Svetlana V.The Materials of Nikolai Okunev’s Expedition of 1917 on the Wall Paintings of Parkhali.Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 7.Ed. S. V. Mal’tseva, E. Iu. Staniukovich-Denisova, A. V. Zakharova. — St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Univ. Press, 2017, pp. 679–688. ISSN 2312-2129.https://dx.doi.org/10.18688/aa177-9-69
- ^"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021"(XLS)(in Turkish).TÜİK.Retrieved30 January2023.
Georgian cathedrals, monasteries and churches in Turkey | |
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