Balda Canyon Natural Monument ( ka, ბალდის კანიონი) is an

Abasha Abasha ( ka, აბაშა) is a town in western Georgia with a population of 4,941. It is situated between the rivers of Abasha and Noghela, at 23m above sea level and is located some to the west of Tbilisi. The settlement of ''Abasha'' acq ...

gorge A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...

located in Samegrelo region of Western

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

Martvili Municipality Martvili ( ka, მარტვილის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Martvili. Martvili Municipality is located in the north-eastern part of wes ...

near village Second Balda and ''Balda Monastery of St. Mary's Assumption'', 295 meters above sea level. Canyon created by

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 ...

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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Natural monuments of Georgia (country) Canyons and gorges of Georgia (country) Geography of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Protected areas established in 2013 2013 establishments in Georgia (country) {{Georgia-geo-stub

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