Kintrishi National Park

The Kintrishi National Park (Georgian: კინტრიშის დაცული ლანდშაფტი) is a protected landscape in Kobuleti Municipality, Adjara, Western Georgia, located at the gorge of the Kintrishi River and was established in 2007.[1]

Kintrishi National Park
formerly Kintrishi Protected Landscape
IUCN category II (national park)
An arched 12th-century bridge over the Kintrishi
LocationKobuleti District, Adjara,  Georgia
Coordinates41°40′55″N 42°02′20″E
Area186.84 km2 (72.14 sq mi)
Established2007
Governing bodyAgency of Protected Areas
WebsiteKintrishi Protected Areas Administration

Kintrishi Protected Areas include Kintrishi National Park and Kintrishi Strict Nature Reserve which was first established in 1959.[2]

The Kintrishi Protected Areas were established to preserve unique flora and fauna and famous Colchian willow trees. Archeological excavations revealed pre-Christian monuments in this areas.[3]

View from Kintrishi Protected Area

See also

References

  1. "Kintrishi in Georgia". protectedplanet.net.
  2. "Kintrishi Protected Areas Administration". apa.gov.ge. Agency of Protected Areas. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  3. Kintrishi Support Programme for Protected Areas in the Caucasus - Georgia (SPPA-Georgia).


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