fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl dʒˈɔːɹdʒən tɹɐdˈɪʃən ʌv nˈeɪmɪŋ tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz ˈæftɚ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ plˈeɪsᵻz ɪnðə hˈoʊli lˈænd, ðə sɪˈoʊni kɐθˈiːdɹəl bˈɛɹz ðə nˈeɪm ʌv mˈaʊnt zˈaɪən æt dʒɚɹˈuːsələm.
Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after particular places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion at Jerusalem.