Friday, December 5, 2025

Border guards inside David Gareja monastery

Soviet authorities drew the borders in such a way that the old David Gareja monastery ended up partly in Georgia and partly in Azerbaijan. On May 6, Azerbaijan placed border guards inside the monastery area, and started prevented Georgians from crossing the border. (Photo: Paata Vardanashvili.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian government says it will solve the problems with the David Gareja monastery complex on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border.

The government raised the issue after witnesses reported that Georgian citizens and tourists aren’t allowed into a

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