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Parkhali
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Key Information
Altıparmak | |
|---|---|
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Artvin |
| District | Yusufeli |
| Population (2021) | 399 |
| Time zone | UTC+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
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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. The main church of the monastery was converted into a mosque in 1677.[4]
Population
[edit]As of 2021, the village had a population of 399 people.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia Vol. 7, p. 703, 1984.
- ^ Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ Kadiroğlu, Mine; İşler, Bülent (2010). Gürcü sanatının ortaçağı. Ankara: Bilgin Kültür Sanat. ISBN 978-9944-5792-1-6.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
