Datuna Church
Appearance
42°28′13″N 46°37′15″E / 42.4704°N 46.62096°E
Datuna Church | ||
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Датуна гьатӀан | ||
Year consecrated 10-11th century | | |
Location | ||
Location | Datuna, Dagestan, Russia | |
Architecture | ||
Type | Basilica |
Datuna Church (Avar: Датуна гьатӀан; Georgian: დათუნას ეკლესია; Russian: Датунский храм) is the only medieval church that survives in modern Dagestan (where most of the population is Muslim). It is situated in the Shamilsky District, about 4 km south of the village of Datuna (which sits on the bank of the Avarian Koisu, one of the region's major rivers).
The
Georgian Orthodox missionaries at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries.[1] It is the only church surviving from the Christian state of Sarir. It is a reminder of the close political and cultural ties between Georgia and Sarir in the Early Middle Ages.[2]
The church is listed in the Russian cultural heritage register as a landmark of nationwide (federal) importance.[3]
References
- ^ Gajiev, p. 167
- ^ Gajiev, p. 163
- ^ Ancient Christian church of Datuna (1960) Ministry of Culture (Russia)
Bibliography
- Gajiev, V. G (2013) History of Dagestan, Tbilisi State University, ISBN 9785458344876