The Uzundara church stands in Gamarjveba village in Dedoplistskaro Municipality, on the lands of historical Kiziki. It is also known under the name Zgmurdli, and local tradition ties the name itself to a belief that people were healed here of a skin rash.
The hall with a semicircular apse is laid of cobble and rubble stone, the outer corners are faced with brick and the interior is plastered. There are two entrances, on the south and west, both arched outside and rectangular within. A narrow arched window is cut on the axis of the apse, an altar table of brick and stone adjoins the wall beneath it, the sanctuary floor is raised, and the apse is separated from the hall by side walls with an arch thrown across them.
The hall is covered by a semicircular vault, one more window is cut in each of the south and west walls, and outside the church was once ringed by a shelf like stone cornice whose traces remain only on the east facade. Sources place the building in the span from the 10th to the 15th century, and the walls and apse have come down to us.
💡 Tip
- The name is tied to a belief in healing from a skin rash
- Brick facing on the outer corners of the cobble masonry
- Traces of the stone cornice remain on the east facade
🚗 Getting there
- Gamarjveba village, Dedoplistskaro Municipality, Kakheti
- The Build Route button will take you to the spot
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