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Nature Attractions In Omalo

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Omalo is a principal village in the historical region of Tusheti, Georgia. Administratively, it is part of the Akhmeta District in Kakheti. It lies between the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the Pirikita Range of Tusheti. Due to Omalo's high mountain location on the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the absence of well-maintained roads, it is largely isolated from the rest of Georgia for most of the year. The only access road is through the Abano pass at 2,850 metres The fortress of Keselo is a landmark in Zemo Omalo, this place served as a refuge for locals in wartime.
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  • 1. 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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