National parks of Georgia (country)

Georgia has a long history of establishing protected areas dating back to 1912 when the Lagodekhi Strict Nature Reserve was created. Nowadays, protected areas make up to 7% of the country's territory (384 684 ha) and about 75% of protected areas are covered by forests.[1] Total number of protected areas in Georgia — 89. In Georgia there are 14 Strict Nature Reserves, 12 National Parks, 20 Managed Nature Reserves, 40 Natural Monuments, 2 Ramsar sites and 1 Protected Landscape.[1] Management and coordination of the Protected Areas is implemented by a Legal Entity of Public Law Protected Areas Agency of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia.[2] Currently under development:

* Trialeti Planned National Park[3]

## National parks[edit]

Name  | Region  | Municipality  | Established  | Coordinates  | Area  | IUCN category

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* Algeti National Park

| Kvemo Kartli | Tetritsqaro Municipality | 2007  | 41°43′N 44°19′E﻿ / ﻿41.717°N 44.317°E﻿ / 41.717; 44.317 | 157.63 square kilometres (60.86 sq mi)  | II

* Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park

| Samtskhe-Javakheti | Borjomi, Kharagauli, Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni, Khashuri and Baghdati Municipality | 1995  | 41°51′N 43°10′E﻿ / ﻿41.850°N 43.167°E﻿ / 41.850; 43.167 | 1,093.0 square kilometres (422.0 sq mi)  | II

* Javakheti National Park

| Samtskhe–Javakheti | Ninotsminda Municipality | 2011  | 41°10′N 43°26′E﻿ / ﻿41.167°N 43.433°E﻿ / 41.167; 43.433 | 238.53 square kilometres (92.10 sq mi)  | II

* Kazbegi National Park

| Mtskheta-Mtianeti | Kazbegi Municipality | 1976  | 42°30′12.61″N 44°27′14.55″E﻿ / ﻿42.5035028°N 44.4540417°E﻿ / 42.5035028; 44.4540417 | 1,446.17 square kilometres (558.37 sq mi)  | II

* Kintrishi National Park

| Adjara | Kobuleti Municipality | 2007  | 41°40′55″N 42°02′20″E﻿ / ﻿41.682°N 42.039°E﻿ / 41.682; 42.039 | 186.84 square kilometres (72.14 sq mi)  | II

* Kolkheti National Park

| Colchis | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Guria | 1998  | 42°6′39″N 41°41′46″E﻿ / ﻿42.11083°N 41.69611°E﻿ / 42.11083; 41.69611 | 807.99 square kilometres (311.97 sq mi)  | II

* Machakhela National Park

| Adjara | Khelvachauri Municipality | 2012  | 41°31′12.92″N 41°43′10.81″E﻿ / ﻿41.5202556°N 41.7196694°E﻿ / 41.5202556; 41.7196694 | 130.7 square kilometres (50.5 sq mi)  | II

* Mtirala National Park

| Adjara | Kobuleti, Khelvachauri and Keda Municipality | 2006  | 41°41′51.1″N 41°53′22.2″E﻿ / ﻿41.697528°N 41.889500°E﻿ / 41.697528; 41.889500 | 281.26 square kilometres (108.60 sq mi)  | II

* Tbilisi National Park

| Mtskheta-Mtianeti | Mtskheta Municipality | 2007  | 41°52′N 44°56′E﻿ / ﻿41.867°N 44.933°E﻿ / 41.867; 44.933 | 380.02 square kilometres (146.73 sq mi)  | II

* Tusheti National Park

| Kakheti | Akhmeta Municipality | 2003  | 42°24′36″N 45°29′13″E﻿ / ﻿42.41000°N 45.48694°E﻿ / 42.41000; 45.48694 | 1,276.43 square kilometres (492.83 sq mi)  | II

* Vashlovani National Park

| Kakheti | Dedoplistsqaro Municipality | 2007  | 41°12′N 46°23′E﻿ / ﻿41.200°N 46.383°E﻿ / 41.200; 46.383 | 442.51 square kilometres (170.85 sq mi)  | II

* Pshav-Khevsureti National Park

| Mtskheta-Mtianeti | Dusheti Municipality | 2014  | 42°40′N 45°10′E﻿ / ﻿42.66°N 45.16°E﻿ / 42.66; 45.16 | 1,400.44 square kilometres (540.71 sq mi)  | II

## See also[edit]

* Environmental issues in Georgia
* List of protected areas of Georgia

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National parks of Georgia.

1. ^ a b Georgia, Europe. UNEP-WCMC (2018). Protected Area Profile for Georgia from the World Database of Protected Areas, November 2018. Protected Planet
2. ^ Elizbarashvili, Nodar; Kupatadze, Bondo (2011). 100 sights of Georgia. Tbilisi: Publishing house Clio. ISBN 978-9941-415-33-3.
3. ^ 41°45′28.786″N 44°16′9.131″E﻿ / ﻿41.75799611°N 44.26920306°E﻿ / 41.75799611; 44.26920306 Trialeti Planned National Park near Inner Kartli, Kaspi Municipality in Shida Kartli region.

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Protected areas of Georgia (country)

National parks|

* Algeti
* Borjomi-Kharagauli
* Javakheti
* Kazbegi
* Kintrishi
* Kolkheti
* Machakhela
* Mtirala
* Pshav-Khevsureti
* Tbilisi
* Tusheti
* Vashlovani

Strict Nature Reserves|

* Babaneuri
* Batsara
* Bichvinta-Miuseri
* Borjomi
* Kintrishi
* Kobuleti
* Lagodekhi
* Liakhvi
* Mariamjvari
* Pskhu-Gumista
* Ritsa
* Sataplia
* Tusheti
* Vashlovani

Managed Reserves|

* Ajameti
* Asa
* Bugdasheni
* Chachuna
* Gardabani
* Ilto
* Iori
* Kartsakhi
* Katsoburi
* Khanchali
* Kobuleti
* Korugi
* Ktsia-Tabatskuri
* Lagodekhi
* Madatapa
* Nedzvi
* Sataplia
* Sulda
* Tetrobi

Protected Landscapes|

* Tusheti

Natural Monuments|

* Abano Mineral Lake
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* Balda Canyon
* Bgheri Cave
* Birtvisi
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* Dashbashi Canyon
* Didghele Cave
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* Prometheus Cave
* Abasha Waterfall
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* Samshvilde Canyon
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* Solkota Cave
* Takhti-Tepha
* Tetra Cave
* Toba Waterfall and Arsen Okrojanashvili Cave
* Truso Travertines
* Tskaltsitela Gorge
* Tsutskhvati Cave

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