Kazbegi National Park

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

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. 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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