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Georgia – Mtskheta and Jvari Monastery
Jvari Monastery. This lovely dog peacefully sleeping has certainly no idea of the historical and spiritual importance of this holy place. Saint Nino, a woman, converted the king of Iberia (one of the two kingdoms composing Georgia with Colchis) to Christianity and erected a wooden cross at this place
Jvari Monastery
View from the Jvari Monastery, at the crossroads of the Mtkavri and Argali rivers. The city of Mtskheta itself lied at the heart of the ancient Silk roads.