Slesa

Akhaltsikhe Municipality, Georgia

The Slesa fortress (slesis tsikhe) is a medieval fortress in Georgia, located in the Akhaltsikhe Municipality in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region. The fortress—its history involved in obscurity—consists of a castle, now in a ruinous state, and a better preserved tower, strategically perched on two adjoining hills, guarding the southern approaches to the heartland of Georgia through the Borjomi valley. The fortress is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.

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