Ateni gorge
Gorge in Georgia
41°55′2.46″N 44°6′0.54″E / 41.9173500°N 44.1001500°E / 41.9173500; 44.1001500 Ateni gorge is a gorge in the valley of Tana River (sometimes also called Tana gorge) in northern spurs of Trialeti Range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains.[1] It is situated about 8 km south of the city of Gori in Shida Kartli region of the Republic of Georgia.
The gorge has a number of architectural monuments. Among them Ateni Sioni Church of the 7th century, Ateni fortress of at least 10th century, and a small church of the 7th-9th century. A historical town of Ateni was built in the 11th century, but completely destroyed subsequently.[2]
