Tsitsamuri (Georgian: წიწამური) is a small village outside Mtskheta, Georgia. It is known as the place where the nation's famous writer and poet, Ilia Chavchavadze, was assassinated in 1907.
Tsitsamuri
წიწამური | |
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Tsitsamuri Location in Georgia Tsitsamuri Tsitsamuri (Georgia) | |
Coordinates: 41°51′39″N 44°43′57″E / 41.86083°N 44.73250°E | |
Country | Georgia |
Region | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
Municipality | Mtskheta |
Elevation | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 124 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Near Tsitsamuri (identified as the Seusamora of Strabo) a ruined acropolis of ancient Iberia was unearthed by the archaeologist Andria Apakidze in 1953. It is to be identified with the Zaden-tsikhe (ზადენციხე), i.e., "the fortress of Zaden" of the medieval Georgian chronicles. This fortress and a possible pagan temple was overlooked by Mount Zedazeni ("Upper Zaden") where later a Christian monastery was built.[1] A necropolis of the 1st century BC / 2nd century AD was brought to light early in the 1980s; a bronze batillum and an Italic oenochoe were among the finds.[2]