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Khuchap Monastery () or Khujabi Monastery ( ka, ხუჯაბი, tr) is a monastery dedicated to Our Lady of Iviron. It is situated in Privolnoye, a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, near the border with Georgia. Despite its geographic circumstances, Georgian authorities maintain that the monastery is situated in the
Marneuli Municipality Marneuli ( ka, მარნეულის მუნიციპალიტეტი, az, Marneuli Bələdiyyəsi) is a municipality in Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its administrative center and main town is Marneuli. Location ...
near the village of Akhkerpi.Where is the Georgia-Armenia Border?
/ref> Apart from the main church, Khuchap Monastery also consists of a
gavit A ''gavit'' (Armenian ) or ''zhamatun'' (Armenian: ) is often contiguous to the west of a church in a Medieval Armenian monastery. It served as narthex (entrance to the church), mausoleum and assembly room. History The ''gavit'', the distinctive ...
and several ruined buildings.


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