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Ikalto is a monastery complex near Telavi, in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia. Founded in the 5th century it was the region's largest centre of culture and education at that time.

In the 11th- 12th centuries a famous Georgian ecclesiastical figure Arsen Ikaltoeli ("Ikaltoeli" meaning "from Ikalto") founded the Academy here. Near the complex there are three churches and the ruins of this Academy. The principal of the three churches is the 8th- 9th century one, named Khvtaeba.

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Georgia (country)

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IkaltoIkalto is a monastery complex near Telavi, in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia. Founded in the 5th century it was the region's largest centre of culture and education at that time. In the 11th- 12th centuries a famous Georgian ecclesiastical figure A  
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