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Motena Cave Natural Monument
Motena Cave Natural Monument ( ka, მოთენას მღვიმე) is a karst cave located 0.7 km to the south from village First Balda (Pirveli Baldi ) in Martvili Municipality in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia, 437 meters above sea level. Cave is located on left bank of Abasha river. In Middle Ages Motena cave was integral part of the now lost fortress. Morphology Motena Cave is a karst cave, formed in Askhi karst massif. The total length of the cave is 75 m. It has two storey with big hall on each connected by a narrow passage. The first hall is 30 m in length and 24–25 m in height. Cave is naturally decorated with many stalactites, stalagmites, travertine cascades and cave curtains. Part of the cave has collapsed and mortared stone wall is protecting cave interior.მოთენას მღვიმის ბუნების ძეგლი/ref> Fauna The inhabitants of the cave are spiders and insects, namely ''Trachysphaera, He ...
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Martvili
Martvili ( ka, მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik Old Bolshevik (russian: ста́рый большеви́к, ''stary bolshevik''), also called Old Bolshevik Guard or Old Party Guard, was an unofficial designation for a member of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Par .... References Cities and towns in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Kutaisi Governorate {{Georgia-geo-stub ...
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Tomocerus
''Tomocerus'' is a genus of springtails described by Nicolet in 1841. Species * ''Tomocerus minor ''Tomocerus minor'' is a species of springtail in the family Tomoceridae. It is widespread from the Arctic to Europe, Western Asia, Western and Central Asia down to the Sino-Japanese, Northern and Pacific North America, Hawaii, the Caribbean mai ...'' * '' Tomocerus reductus'' * '' Tomocerus vulgaris'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10699753 Springtail genera Entomobryomorpha ...
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Balda Canyon Natural Monument
Balda Canyon Natural Monument ( ka, ბალდის კანიონი) is an Abasha gorge located in Samegrelo region of Western Georgia in Martvili Municipality near village Second Balda and ''Balda Monastery of St. Mary's Assumption'', 295 meters above sea level. Canyon created by limestone rocks in the southern part of the ''Ashkah massif'' by the Abasha River. Baldi Canyon is 1400 m long, 5-10 m wide and 25-30 m deep.ბალდის კანიონის შესახებ
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Jortsku Cave Natural Monument
Jortsku Cave Natural Monument ( ka, ჯორწყუს მღვიმე) is a karst cave located 5.5 km to the north of village Second Balda in Martvili Municipality in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia, 653 meters above sea level. Cave is on the left bank of Jortsku river, the tributary of Abasha river. Morphology Jortsku Cave has two storey and maximum length of 276 m. Large entrance hallway leads to a meandering corridor, 3-5 m high and 4-5 m wide. Near the cave entrance ceiling collapsed in the past. Further inside, about 100 meters from the entrance, two branches emerges, one of which opens to the second floor with 30 m long hall. Stalactites are predominant feature of Jortsku Cave, but a few stalagmites also can be seen. 3.5 to 4 m thick plastic clay is in abundance in the cave hall. The stream flows into the cave, than joins the second stream, and after 15 m passes through to emerge as a spring on the left bank of the Jortsku river. The temperature in the en ...
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Ilia State University
Ilia State University ISU (Georgian: ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი) was founded in 2006 as a result of a merger of six different academic institutions with long and varied histories. Currently ISU is one of the leading research and educational institutions in Georgia. History Ilia State University (ISU), located in Tbilisi, is a flagship public research and comprehensive higher education institution in the South Caucasus which focuses on scientific advancement and transferring top notch knowledge to facilitate societal development. Established in 2006 as a merger of six different institutions, each having a long history and a diverse institutional profile, Ilia State University justly occupies the top position among research universities in South Caucasus. ISU's mission revolves around three main principles: Unity of Teaching and Research, Unity of Liberal and Specialized Education, and Unity of Universal and Local Its 4 f ...
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''Xiphocaridinella'' is a genus of shrimps belonging to the family Atyidae. The species of this genus are found in Western Asia. Species: *''Xiphocaridinella ablaskiri'' *''Xiphocaridinella dbari'' *''Xiphocaridinella fagei'' *''Xiphocaridinella falcirostris'' *''Xiphocaridinella jusbaschjani'' *''Xiphocaridinella kumistavi'' *''Xiphocaridinella kutaissiana'' *''Xiphocaridinella motena'' *''Xiphocaridinella osterloffi'' *''Xiphocaridinella otapi'' *''Xiphocaridinella shurubumu'' *''Xiphocaridinella smirnovi'' References

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Pergamasus
''Pergamasus'' is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae. Species * ''Pergamasus alpestris'' (Berlese, 1903) * ''Pergamasus alpinus'' (Berlese, 1903) * '' Pergamasus atushiensis'' (Ma & Ye, 1999) * '' Pergamasus barbarus'' (Berlese, 1905) * '' Pergamasus belunensis'' Lombardini, 1962 * '' Pergamasus brevipes'' (Berlese, 1906) * ''Pergamasus canestrinii'' (Berlese, 1884) * '' Pergamasus clavornatus'' Athias-Henriot, 1967 * '' Pergamasus conspicillatus'' (Athias-Henriot, 1979) * ''Pergamasus crassipes'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Pergamasus decipiens'' (Berlese, 1903) * '' Pergamasus dentipes'' (C.L. Koch, 1839) * '' Pergamasus digitulus'' (Karg, 1963) * ''Pergamasus falculiger'' (Berlese, 1906) * ''Pergamasus feistritzensis'' Schmolzer, 1995 * ''Pergamasus franzi'' Willmann, 1951 * ''Pergamasus giganteus'' Willmann, 1932 * ''Pergamasus hamatus'' (C.L. Koch, 1839) * ''Pergamasus italicus'' Oudem ...
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Parasitus
''Parasitus'' is a genus of mites in the family Parasitidae, including the following species: * '' Parasitus altaicus'' Davydova, 1978 * '' Parasitus americanus'' (Berlese, 1906) * '' Parasitus amurensis'' (Volonikhina, 1993) * '' Parasitus anomalus'' (Ma & Yan, 1998) * '' Parasitus apodius'' (Hennessey & Farrier, 1989) * '' Parasitus arcticus'' Karg, 1985 * '' Parasitus ascidiformis'' (Ma, 2003) * '' Parasitus asiaticus'' Davydova, 1984 * '' Parasitus azaleensis'' van-Daele, 1975 * '' Parasitus bacoides'' Karg, 1998 * '' Parasitus baoshanensis'' Gu & Guo, 1997 * '' Parasitus berlesei'' (Willmann, 1935) * '' Parasitus beta'' Oudemans & Voigts, 1904 * '' Parasitus bicornutus'' (Tseng, 1995) * '' Parasitus bidigitalis'' Karg, 1998 * '' Parasitus bifiditectus'' (Hennessey & Farrier, 1989) * '' Parasitus bifurcus'' (Ewing, 1913) * '' Parasitus bisiculus'' (Tseng, 1995) * '' Parasitus bispinatus'' Ma, 1996 * '' Parasitus brachychaetus'' Ma, 1986 * '' Parasitus buccalis'' Karg, 1978 ...
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