The name of the church is descriptive: lamazi sakdari means beautiful church. This is a rare case where the name speaks neither of a saint nor of a place, but of the impression the building made on those who named it.
The type of the site, meanwhile, is defined differently: it is called a chapel, a sakdari and a church. It stands in Chatakhi, a village in the Dmanisi part of Kvemo Kartli, south-east of Tsalka, on a hilly plateau with sparse villages and roads open to the wind.
The church has round the clock access, so it can be approached at any hour. The rules are those of any working church: covered shoulders and knees, quiet. In winter the plateau drifts over and the road here can become impassable, so it is better to come in the warm season.
📍 In brief
- The name is descriptive: lamazi sakdari means beautiful church
- Chatakhi in the Dmanisi part of Kvemo Kartli, hilly plateau south-east of Tsalka
- The type is defined differently: a chapel, a sakdari and a church
🚗 Getting there
- Landmark: Chatakhi village, Dmanisi municipality; about fourteen kilometres to Dmanisi
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