Parkhali (Georgian: პარხალი), also known in Turkish as Barhal or Altıparmak, is a village that contains a medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church.
[2] The monastery and cathedral church was built by Davit III Kurapalat (earlier than 973) and decorated with murals.
[3] One of the oldest Georgian hagiographial novels, Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik was written here.
The main church of the monastery was converted into a mosque in 1677.
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