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Parkhali

Parkhali
Religion
AffiliationGeorgian Orthodox Church
StatusNowadays a village mosque
Location
LocationArtvin province, Turkey
StateYusufeli
Parkhali is located in Turkey
Parkhali
Shown within Turkey
Geographic coordinates40°58′13″N 41°23′01″E / 40.97024°N 41.38364°E / 40.97024; 41.38364
Architecture
FounderGregory of Khandzta
Completed973
Altıparmak
Village
CountryTurkey
ProvinceArtvin
DistrictYusufeli
Population
 (2021)
399
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Parkhali (Georgian: პარხალი), also known in Turkish as Barhal or Altıparmak, is a village that contains a medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church. It is located near the town of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey,[1] and part of Yusufeli District.[2]

History

The eastern side of the church.
The current village of Barhal/Altıparmak.

The monastery and cathedral church was built by Davit III Kurapalat (earlier than 973) and decorated with murals.[3] One of the oldest Georgian hagiographial novels, Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik was written here.

Population

As of 2021, the village had a population of 399 people.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia Vol. 7, p. 703, 1984.
  2. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Zakharova, Anna V.; Mal’tseva, Svetlana V. The Materials of Nikolai Okunev’s Expedition of 1917 on the Wall Paintings of Parkhali. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 7. Ed. S. V. Mal’tseva, E. Iu. Staniukovich-Denisova, A. V. Zakharova. — St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Univ. Press, 2017, pp. 679–688. ISSN 2312-2129. https://dx.doi.org/10.18688/aa177-9-69
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.


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