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Administration Of State Representative

In administrative-territorial units of Georgia: Bolnisi, Gardabani, Dmanisi, Tetritskaro, Marneuli, Tsalka municipalities and City Rustavi municipality

Gokhnari

17 August 2017


Gokhnari cyclopean fortress-settlement is located in the southwest of Manglisi, 10 km from Algeti river, over Mariamjvari which is situated on Sakrisi mountain, 1500 meters above sea level.  

This megalithic dwelling is so-called “karknal” which was created as a result of destruction of one of the parts of mount Sarkisi (Andesite cliff). Its area is 0.25 sq. km. from the center of which you can clearly see a large pillar-like monolith. This natural site consists of three parts, one of which from the east of the center is a riprap with rifts and tunnels. Second, from the west of the center, is itself the settlement and third, from the west of the settlement is a former forstress.

The former forstress is planned as an irregular quadrilateral. It has the following internal parameters: Northern fence is 17 meters and southern one is 32 meters. Average distance between them is 45 meters. Average width of the fences is 3 meters. Large size crude andesite cliff stones were used during construction. One of them, which is in the middle of the eastern fence, looks like a faceted buttress with a triangle-shaped base. On the southern fence cylindrical towers are visible which descend to the south in a circular form.

In all three parts of the fortress-settlement there’re shelters with artificial entrances, five dolmens, rifts and tunnels and  pillar-like monoliths of different sizes, also remains of Eratipa.  

The natural site is unreachable on any side except northwest where there was a path leading to the water source and to Mount Sakrisi towards Mariamjvari.  

Gokhnari fortress-settlement is a part of the megalithic sites complex situated around Mount Sakrisi. It’s one of the biggest cyclopean natural site ever observed on the territory of Georgia.


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