Old Georgian Monastery Showcased on Bing Frontpage

Bing, Microsoft’s web search engine, made one of its cover photos a view of Georgia’s David Gareja’s Monastery complex.

David Gareja is a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia, on the half-desert slopes of Mount Gareja, some 60–70 km southeast of Georgia's capital Tbilisi.

The complex includes hundreds of cells, churches, chapels, refectories and living quarters hollowed out of the rock face.

Part of the complex is located in the Agstafa region of Azerbaijan and has become subject to a border dispute between Georgia and Azerbaijan.

The area is also home to protected animal species and evidence of some of the oldest human habitations in the region.