Mamuka Fortress

Mamuka Fortress is located in Adjara, in the village of Alambari, Kobuleti Municipality, on a mountain called "Tsikhiskela". It dates back to the XVIII century. The fortress belonged to Mamuka Tavdgiridze, that is why it was called Mamuka Fortress. Alambari was one of the residences of Gurian princes in XV-XVI centuries. The fortress is very damaged, it was destroyed by the 1959 earthquake. Only the south-eastern wall, which reaches a height of three meters, has survived up to this date. The surviving ruins have the shape of a tower and its area is 47 m2. There was also a church named after St. George in the village of Alambari, which is currently ruined.