Khakhuli Monastery
| Khakhuli Monastery ხახულის მონასტერი | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam (formerly Georgian Orthodox) |
| Location | |
| Location | Bağbaşı village, province of Erzurum, Northeast Turkey (historic Georgian principality of Tao) |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Monastery, Church |
| Style | domed church, croix libre type |
| Groundbreaking | tenth century |
| Completed | late tenth / early eleventh century |
Khakhuli Monastery (Georgian: ხახულის მონასტერი [χäχulis̪ mo̞n̪äs̪tʼe̞ɾi], Turkish: Haho/Bağbaşi) was a Georgian Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao (modern-day Turkey), in one of the gorges of the Tortum river. The main church is now used as a mosque.
Khakhuli was a very important centre of literature and Georgian culture and many Georgian scholars and theologians studied and worked in Khakhuli including Basil of Khakhuli, Ioane Khakhuleli, Davit Tbileli, and Giorgi Mtatsmindeli.