Kazbegi National Park
Kazbegi National Park is in Kazbegi Municipality in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia.[1][2]
| 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 |  |
| Nearest city | Stepantsminda |
| Coordinates | 42°30′12.61″N 44°27′14.55″E |
| Area | 1,446.17 km2 (558.37 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1976 |
| Governing body | Agency of Protected Areas |
| Website | Kazbegi 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
- 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
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