Birtvisi Fortress

Birtvisi Fortress
Birtvisi Fortress
ბირთვისის ციხე
Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
	Sheupovari [dauntless] tower of the fortress in 2011.
	Birtvisi Fortress Birtvisi Fortress
Coordinates	41°36′32″N 44°32′21″E
Site information
Condition	Ruined
Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of Georgia
Official name	Tmogvi Castle-Ruins complex
Designated	November 7, 2006
Reference no.	1772
Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal	6613;
Date of entry in the registry	October 3, 2007

Birtvisi (Georgian: ბირთვისი) is a ruined medieval fortress in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, nested within limestone cliffs in the Algeti river gorge. It is now within the boundaries of the Tetritsqaro Municipality, adjacent to the Algeti National Park, south-west of the nation's capital Tbilisi.

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