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Monasteries · Mysteria

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Monasteries

Every place in the atlas labelled monasteries.

Places: 2
Countries: 2
World Heritage: 0

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🇮🇳 India · Temple complex

Satdhara

Mauryan 3rd c BCE → Sunga–Gupta 2nd c BCE–6th c CE · Mauryan → Sunga → Gupta

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🇬🇪 Georgia · Rock-cut

Vardzia — Cave City of Queen Tamar

Georgian Golden Age (Bagrationi 1184–1213) · Georgian Orthodox (Queen Tamar, Shota Rustaveli era)

1185 Tamar's 13-level honeycomb with Church of Dormition fresco and 3.5 km aqueduct on Mtkvari gorge, Seljuk fortress.

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🇮🇳 India · Temple complex

Satdhara

Mauryan 3rd c BCE → Sunga–Gupta 2nd c BCE–6th c CE · Mauryan → Sunga → Gupta

Sanchi's western gate — 60-stupa Halali cluster with 30 m Great Stupa and Sariputra relics (9 km W).