Dolochopi basilica

Dolochopi basilica
დოლოჭოპის ბაზილიკა
Ruins of Dolochopi
LocationQvareli Municipality,
Kakheti, Georgia
Coordinates41°58′25″N 45°48′37″E / 41.973568°N 45.810356°E / 41.973568; 45.810356 (Dolochopi)
TypeThree-church basilica

Dolochopi basilica (Georgian: დოლოჭოპის ბაზილიკა, romanized: doloch'op'is bazilik'a) is an early Christian church—now in a ruinous state—in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, in the territory of the historical settlement of Nekresi. It is a large 5th-century triple basilica, built over an earlier ruined church, which is carbon dated to AD 387, making it one of the earliest known Christian sites in Georgia. It was unearthed in 2012. The basilica is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.