Kazbegi National Park

National park in Georgia
42°30′12.61″N 44°27′14.55″E / 42.5035028°N 44.4540417°E / 42.5035028; 44.4540417Area1,446.17 km2 (558.37 sq mi)[1]Established1976Governing bodyAgency of Protected AreasWebsiteKazbegi 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

  • List of protected areas of Georgia
  • Kazbegi National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage

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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