Kazbegi National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
View from Juta village in Kazbegi Municipality. Located on the southern slope of the main ridge of Kavkasioni. Kazbegi National Park. | |
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Location | Georgia |
Nearest city | Stepantsminda |
Coordinates | 42°30′12.61″N 44°27′14.55″E / 42.5035028°N 44.4540417°E / 42.5035028; 44.4540417 |
Area | 1,446.17 km (558.37 sq mi) |
Established | 1976 |
Governing body | Agency of Protected Areas |
Website | Kazbegi National Park Administration |
Kazbegi National Park (Georgian: ყაზბეგის ეროვნული პარკი) is in Kazbegi Municipality in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia.
Kazbegi National Park is a popular tourist destination despite the lack of basic tourism infrastructure.
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. 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
- ^ Kazbegi National Park in Georgia Protected Planet
- Kazbegi Support Programme for Protected Areas in the Caucasus - Georgia (SPPA-Georgia).
- Kazbegi National Park Administration
- Sno Castle 2018 Castles.nl