Both the name of the church and the name of the village here are of Turkic origin: Ortashua and Karabulaghi. That is usual for the Dmanisi part of the region, and such names in themselves tell how the local toponymy took shape.
No dedication is given for the church. It stands in Zemo Karabulaghi, a village on the hilly plateau between Dmanisi and Tsalka, where villages with Georgian, Turkic and Armenian names sit close together while the distances between them are greater than the map suggests.
The church has round the clock access and 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, so come in the warm season and check road conditions in advance in the shoulder months.
📍 In brief
- Both the church name and the village name are of Turkic origin
- Zemo Karabulaghi on the hilly plateau between Dmanisi and Tsalka
- No dedication is given; access is recorded as round the clock
🚗 Getting there
- Landmark: Zemo Karabulaghi village, Dmanisi municipality; about thirteen kilometres to Dmanisi
- The Build Route button will show the exact way
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