Parkhali (), also known in Turkish as Barhal or Altıparmak, is a village that contains a medieval Georgian monastery and cathedral church. It is located near the town of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey, and part of Yusufeli District.Köy , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
History
The monastery and cathedral church was built by Davit III Kurapalat (earlier than 973) and decorated with murals.Zakharova, Anna V.; Mal’tseva, Svetlana V. The Materials of Nikolai Okunev’s Expedition of 1917 on the Wall Paintings of Parkhali. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 7. Ed. S. V. Mal’tseva, E. Iu. Staniukovich-Denisova, A. V. Zakharova. — St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Univ. Press, 2017, pp. 679–688. ISSN 2312-2129. https://dx.doi.org/10.18688/aa177-9-69
The manuscript Parkhali Mravaltavi, which also comprises Georgian hagiographial texts, Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik among others, was copied in that monastery by the scribe Gabriel Patarai.
The main church of the monastery was converted into a mosque in 1677.
Population As of 2021, the village had a population of 399 people.
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