Nekresi fire temple
ნეკრესის ცეცხლის ტაძარი | |
Ruins of the fire temple as seen from the Nekresi monastery | |
| Location | Qvareli Municipality, Kakheti, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 41°58′03″N 45°45′40″E / 41.967379°N 45.761017°E |
| Type | Pre-Christian shrine |
The Nekresi fire temple (Georgian: ნეკრესის ცეცხლის ტაძარი, romanized: nek'resis tsetskhlis t'adzari) is an archaeological complex in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, part of the wider Nekresi site. The excavated building, preserved only fragmentarily at a foundation level, is identified as a Zoroastrian fire temple, sun temple, or a Manichean shrine. Constructed in the 2nd or 3rd century, the complex was destroyed in the 5th. The site is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.