Udżarma

Ruins of fortress in Udżarmie <ჯ Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Ud Located in the Kachetian region of eastern Georgia, about 45 km from Tbilisi, on the right bank of the Iori River. Wachtang and Gorgasali (V w) played an important role in the development of the city. He was the last king of Mcchatt, and he was the one who had rebuilt the Charm, which was originally erected by his ancestors. The fortress in the late Middle Ages was the residence of a royal family, in the 10th century it was destroyed by the Arabs. In the 13th century the king of Georgia Gregory III partially rebuilt it. In the late Middle Ages, the fortress belonged to the Cholokashvili feudal family. For a long time it was empty. The fortress of the city was destroyed by grave damage, and was often repaired, it is one of the best preserved monuments of Georgian architecture. It is at least 1500 years old.

The city-fortress consists of two parts: a fortress on a plateau of rocky hills and a town on a slope. The buildings were surrounded by a defensive wall with nine quadrangular towers. Royal Palace - a two-storey building with a treasury - was located in the eastern part of the fort. In the middle part was the Church of the Holy Cross (Jardin Patiosani).

There are currently renovations of the fort.

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