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Ienashi church

Georgia

The Ienashi church of the Prophet Jonah (ienashis iona ts'inasts'armet'q'velis ek'lesia), also known as the church of Ian (Svan), is a medieval Georgian Orthodox church in Mestia, Upper Svaneti. The church was built sometime between the 12th and 14th centuries, but reflects an earlier Georgian practice by having a semi-open aisle—an ambulatory—terminating in an apse to the east of the main nave of the building. The church is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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