KHORNABOUDJI

On the north-east outskirts of Dedoplistskaro lies, visible from the road, one of these picturesque sites typical of Georgia. On a piton of the shredded relief of the last foothills of the Gombori Mountains, the evocative ruin of a medieval fortress rises. Khornaboudji is so well located that construction seems to interfere in the rock in a perfectly harmonious way. The ruins are large and the site is the subject of a beautiful hike from the town of Dedoplistskaro (about 4 km), especially since the view has been aerial since its peak.

Khornaboudji was probably founded in the th century. Under the reign of Vakhtang Gorgassali, it was one of the most important cities of Forteresses. After being destroyed by the Arabs, it was observed in the th century by Queen Tamar who made one of her residences. It was definitively ruined in the th century by the Shah Abas's Persian troops who devastated the Kakhétie.