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Nature Attractions In Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region

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Mtskheta-Mtianeti is a region in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas. The western part is controlled by the breakaway Republic of South Ossetia since 1992 and the independence of Georgia. The region comprises five municipalities: Akhalgori Dusheti Tianeti Mtskheta Kazbegi
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  • 1. Mt Kazbek Stepantsminda
    Mount Kazbek , is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located on the border of Georgia's Kazbegi District and Russia's Republic of North Ossetia–Alania.It is the third-highest peak in Georgia and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbek is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia. The name in Georgian, Mqinvartsveri, translates to Glacier Peak or Freezing Cold Peak. The Vainakh name Bashlam translates as Molten Mount.
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  • 6. National Park of Tusheti Omalo
    The Tusheti National Park in East Georgia is one of the eight new Protected Areas approved by Parliament of Georgia on 22 April 2003. Global Environment Facility and the World Bank were part of this approval process under the Georgia – Protected Areas Development Project. Plants conserved in the park are pine groves and birch groves . The Tusheti Protected Areas includes Tusheti National Park, Tusheti Protected Landscape and Tusheti Strict Nature Reserve with total protected area about 113,660.2 ha.The key faunal species in the park are Anatolian leopard , bear, chamois, falcon, Golden Eagle, lammergeyer, lynx, mountain goat, wild goat, and wolf. The park was named one of the 12 best places you’ve never heard of by BudgetTravel in 2011 not only for its rich biodiversity but also for it...
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