Zarzma monastery
| Zarzma Monastery of Transfiguration Georgian: ზარზმის მონასტერი | |
|---|---|
The monastic church of Transfiguration at Zarzma | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Location | |
| Location | village of Zarzma in Adigeni Municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Georgia |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°40′47″N 42°39′14″E / 41.67972°N 42.65389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | cross-in-square |
| Completed | Church: 8th century, renovated 14th century. |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Official name: Zarzma monastery | |
| Designated | November 7, 2006 |
| Reference no. | 265 |
| Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal | 24646 |
| Date of entry in the registry | October 3, 2007 |
The Zarzma Monastery of Transfiguration (Georgian: ზარზმის მონასტერი, zarzmis p'erists'valebis monasteri) is a medieval Orthodox Christian monastery located at the village of Zarzma in Samtskhe-Javakheti region, southwest Georgia.
The Zarzma monastery is nested in the forested river valley of Kvabliani and its tributary Dzindze in the Adigeni municipality, 30 km west of the city of Akhaltsikhe. It is the complex of a series of buildings dominated by a domed church and a belfry, one of the largest in Georgia.