Kazbegi National Park

Kazbegi National Park
View from Juta village in Kazbegi Municipality. Located on the southern slope of the main ridge of Kavkasioni. Kazbegi National Park.
Map showing the location of Kazbegi National Park
Map showing the location of Kazbegi National Park
Map showing the location of Kazbegi National Park
Map showing the location of Kazbegi National Park
Location Georgia
Nearest cityStepantsminda
Coordinates42°30′12.61″N 44°27′14.55″E / 42.5035028°N 44.4540417°E / 42.5035028; 44.4540417
Area1,446.17 km2 (558.37 sq mi)[1]
Established1976
Governing bodyAgency of Protected Areas
WebsiteKazbegi National Park Administration

Kazbegi National Park (Georgian: ყაზბეგის ეროვნული პარკი) is in Kazbegi Municipality in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia.[1][2]

Kazbegi National Park is a popular tourist destination despite the lack of basic tourism infrastructure.[3]

Historical monuments worth a visit are the fourteenth-century Sameba temple, the tenth-century Garbanikerk, the Sioni basilica, the Akhaltsikhe basilica and the seventeenth-century Sno Castle.[4] In the area one finds a mix of Christian and pagan customs.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kazbegi National Park in Georgia Protected Planet
  2. ^ Kazbegi Support Programme for Protected Areas in the Caucasus - Georgia (SPPA-Georgia).
  3. ^ Kazbegi National Park Administration
  4. ^ Sno Castle 2018 Castles.nl
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