🛕 Khobi Monastery

The Khobi Monastery Georgian: ხობის მონასტერი, romanized: khobis monast'eri), officially the Nojikhevi convent of the Dormition, is a Georgian Orthodox monastery in western Georgia, near the town of Khobi. The church building is dated to the 13th century. Its exterior is adorned with ornamental stone carvings, while the interior contains frescoes. The monastery served as a dynastic abbey of the Dadiani of Mingrelia and housed several Christian relics and icons. The monastery is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.