Драндский монастырь, Orthodox monastery in Dranda, Georgia.

Drandski Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in the village of Dranda, in the Gulrypsh district of Georgia, built around the Dormition Cathedral as its main structure. The cathedral is a brick building in the Byzantine style, with a cross-dome plan and a tall, prominent drum supporting the central dome.

The monastery was founded by order of the Holy Synod in 1880 at the Dormition Cathedral, a church built in the 6th or 7th century. In 1911 its abbot, Bishop Dimitri (Sperovsky) of Sukhumi, set up a printing press at his own expense to produce educational leaflets. The monastery was closed by the Soviet authorities in 1928; today only the ancient Dormition Cathedral remains.

The monastery is named for the Dormition of the Mother of God and was founded in 1880 at the 6th–7th-century Dormition Cathedral. Closed by Soviet authorities in 1928, it now consists only of that ancient cathedral. In 1911 its superior, Bishop Dimitri (Sperovsky) of Sukhumi, set up a printing press at the monastery that issued educational leaflets.

The monastery is in the village of Dranda, not far from the coast, and is easy to reach from the main road. A morning visit tends to be quieter, giving more time to look around the cathedral without distraction.

The monastery was closed by Soviet decree in 1928, and today only the ancient Dormition Cathedral remains of the complex. Among its superiors was Bishop Dimitri (Sperovsky) of Sukhumi, who in 1911 equipped a printing press at his own expense to produce educational leaflets.