Artsivi (Eagle) Gorge Natural Monument ( ka, არწივის ხეობა) consists of two sites: limestone rock canyon and nearby forested area, where in the 5th century Khornabuji fortress was built. Sites are located in

Dedoplistsqaro Municipality Dedoplistskaro or Dedoplistsqaro ( ka, დედოფლისწყაროს მუნიციპალიტეტი, 'Queen's spring') is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Dedoplistskaro municipality is bordered on th ...

, Georgia and incorporated in Vashlovani Protected Areas. Eagle gorge is located 2 km from the city of Dedoplistsqaro on the

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

rock massive. Here is the only local endemic species of Georgia - Campanula kachetica, rare species of

Globularia trichosantha ''Globularia trichosantha'' is an ornamental plant in the family Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxg ...

, Galium pedemontanum and rare oriental thuja (

Biota orientalis ''Platycladus'' is a monotypic genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, ''Platycladus orientalis'', also known as Chinese thuja, Oriental arborvitae, Chinese arborvitae, biota or Orien ...

), which is not available in any other corner of Georgia. Eagle gorge is also distinguished by more than sixty varieties birds, including nesting rare species of birds - black stork and Griffon vulture. Eagle canyon is an ideal place for birdwatching.Eagle Gorge
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Natural monuments of Georgia (country) Kakheti Protected areas established in 1935 1935 establishments in the Soviet Union {{Georgia-geo-stub

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