Nuzal Chapel
Нузальская часовня
A small medieval stone chapel in the Alagir Gorge, home to rare frescoes and traditionally believed to be a burial place of Alano-Georgian royalty.
Nuzal Chapel stands in the village of Nuzal in the Alagir Gorge. This small stone church, dating from the 12th to 14th centuries, retains medieval frescoes in the Georgian style and inscriptions in Old Georgian script, making it one of the most important Christian monuments in North Ossetia. Local legend holds that David Soslan, prince of the Alans and husband of Georgian Queen Tamar, is buried here, though scholars still debate this. The chapel is very small, so you need to contact the caretaker to be let in. It sits right beside the Transcaucasian Highway and is often visited on the same day as the Uastyrdzhi statue and the Tsey Gorge.
Opening hours
Daytime (opened by caretaker)
Nearby sights
- Rekom Sanctuary
- Tsey Gorge
- Uastyrdzhi Monument
- Alanian Assumption Monastery
- Kadargavan Canyon
- Kurtatin Gorge (Fiagdon Valley)
- Dzivgis Cave Fortress
- Midagrabin Waterfalls (Zeygalan)