Jvari
Jvari
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<catset>Category="100 most endangered sites"</catset><catset>Category="World Heritage Sites in Georgia"</catset><div style="float:right">[image]</div><p>1. <b>Jvari</b> is a <a href="Georgia (country)">Georgian</a> <a href="Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church">Orthodox</a> monastery of the <a href="6th century">6th century</a> near <a href="Mtskheta">Mtskheta</a> (<a href="Kartli">Kartli</a> region of Eastern Georgia).<p>2. <b>Jvari</b> is a village at the northwestern edge of Western <a href="Georgia (country)">Georgian</a> province of <a href="Samegrelo">Samegrelo</a>. The village is situated on the eastern bank of Enguri River and its name translates as "Cross".