Things to Do in Ardahan: Places and Attractions

Ardahan Castle is a castle is located just across the Kura river in Ardahan, Turkey. The castle is a popular destination inside of the Ardahan province. It is supported by many towers.

The Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Tbeti is a ruined medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery. It was built in the historical territory of Georgia, and is now found in Turkey. It is located on the banks of the Imerkhevi river, and is 15 kilometres away from the present-day city of Şavşat.

Şavşat Castle or Satle Castle is a castle in Şavşat district in Artvin Province in Turkey. The castle was built during the Georgian Bagrationi kingdom in the 9th century. It was used by the Seljuk Turkish regional governors, called Atabegs, in the 12th century, and after that by the Ottomans.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Religious Sites

Religious Sites

Historic & Cultural

Şeytan Castle is a castle in the Çıldır district of the Ardahan Province in Turkey.

Chaisi Church is a medieval, Georgian church located in the Turkish part of the historical Javakheti region. Today, it is located in the village of Kayabeyi, formerly known as Chaisi, which is part of the Çıldır District of Ardahan Province in Turkey. Until recently, it was used as a mosque.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Veli Castle is a castle from the Middle Ages, remaining from the Georgians, in the historical Artani region, in the village of Sevimli, formerly named Veli, which is currently part of the Hanak district of Ardahan province. After the name of Veli village was changed to Sevimli, it was also called Sevimli Castle.

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Bana is a ruined early medieval cathedral in present-day Erzurum Province, eastern Turkey, in what had formerly been a historical marchland known to Armenians as Tayk and to Georgians as Tao. It is a large tetraconch design, surrounded by a near-rotunda polygonal ambulatory and marked with a cylindrical drum. Generally believed to have been constructed in the 7th century, based on an 11th-century chronicle it was reconstructed by Adarnase IV of Iberia at some point between 881 and 923.

Karagöl-Sahara National Park, established on August 31, 1994, is a national park in the Şavşat district of Artvin Province, Turkey. It is located in the Black Sea Region and formed by two separate areas, namely Karagöl and Sahara plateau. Karagöl is located at 45 km from Şavşat, while Sahara plateau is 17 km from the town.

Kinzi Castle or Kindzi Castle is a castle from the Middle Ages, remaining from the Georgians, in the historical Artani region, today in the northwest of Bağdaşen village, which is connected to the central district of Ardahan province. Since it is located within the borders of Bağdaşen village today, it is also called "Bağdaşan Castle" or "Kinzodamal Castle".

Q'ueli or Q'uelis-tsikhe was a medieval Georgian fortress atop the homonymous mountain of the Arsiani Range, now within the boundaries of Turkey, where it is known as Kol Kalesi or Kuvel Kalesi. Its Georgian name is alternatively transliterated as Qveli, Kveli, K'veli, Qvelis-ts'ikhe or Qvelis-c'ixe. First appearing in the early 10th-century Georgian sources, Q'ueli was one of the principal fortifications of the province of Samtskhe until being conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century.

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Gastronomy

Gastronomy