Tsitsamuri (Georgian: წიწამური) is a small village outside Mtskheta, Georgia. It is known as the place where the nation's famous writer and poet, Ilia Chavchavadze, was assassinated in 1907.
Tsitsamuri
წიწამური | |
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  Tsitsamuri Location in Georgia  Tsitsamuri Tsitsamuri (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′39″N 44°43′57″E / 41.86083°N 44.73250°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Municipality | Mtskheta |
| Elevation | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 124 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
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Near Tsitsamuri (identified as the Seusamora of Strabo) a ruined acropolis of ancient Iberia was unearthed by the archaeologist Andria Apakidze in 1953. It is to be identified with the Zaden-tsikhe (ზადენციხე), i.e., "the fortress of Zaden" of the medieval Georgian chronicles. This fortress and a possible pagan temple was overlooked by Mount Zedazeni ("Upper Zaden") where later a Christian monastery was built.[1] A necropolis of the 1st century BC / 2nd century AD was brought to light early in the 1980s; a bronze batillum and an Italic oenochoe were among the finds.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ Melikishvili, Giorgi et al. (1970), საქართველოს ისტორიის ნარკვევები (Studies in the History of Georgia), Vol. 1. Tbilisi: Sabch’ota Sakartvelo. (in Georgian)
- ^ Kacharava, D. Archaeology in Georgia 1980-1990 (Post-Prehistoric to Pre-Mediaeval). Archaeological Reports, No. 37 (1990 - 1991), pp. 79-86.