Otkhta

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Otkhta (Georgian: ოთხთა; Turkish: Dörtkilise) is a 10th-century Georgian monastery in Dörtkilise, Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey. It was built from 961–965 by Davit Kurapalat and renewed from 978–1001. Otkhta is one of the great cathedrals of Tao-Klarjeti, along with Oshki, Ishkhani and Khakhuli. The name means "from fourth" in Georgian. The complex includes a main cathedral plus a seminary, dining hall and several chapels, most of which are ruined. The cathedral is a later Georgian basilica dedicated to the Four Gospels. Its architecture differs from other Georgian basilicas such as Sion of Bolnisi and Ruisi. Today, the site is not functioning as a church.