Church of Nuka (Region of Klarjeti)
Church (Sakdari) of Nuka (Georg. ნუკას საყდარი, Tur. Nukas saqdari kilisesi) – located in the historical region of Georgia – Klarjeti (Georg. კლარჯეთი), in the modern Turkish province of Artvin (Georg. ართვინი) , on the right bank of the river Karchkhali (Georg. კარჩხალი). The church is a two-nave basilica built on a high steep rock. Built from roughly cut local rock, it blends in with the environment in a special way. On the north side, the church adjoins a rocky slope and a part is carved into it.
The construction technique bears the characteristic features of churches of the 9th century, but, according to scientists, this is an earlier building and, most likely, was one of the most ancient temples of the Fhorti eparchy, which existed in the 6th-7th centuries. According to the same opinion, the church is a small remnant of a large monastic complex that existed earlier. Other buildings have survived to the southeast of the basilica. The entrance door with an arched roof is located in the wall of the fence. A tower-like structure and several niches are also built into the wall.
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