The Kintrishi National Park ( ka, კინტრიშის დაცული ლანდშაფტი) is a

protected landscape Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

Kobuleti Municipality Kobuleti ( ka, ქობულეთის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the autonomous republic of Adjara. Its main town is Kobuleti. Since 1921, the municipality's territory has been included in the Ko ...

Adjara Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a'' ...

, 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 ...

, located at the gorge of the

Kintrishi River The Kintrishi ( ka, კინტრიში) is a river in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara in southwestern Georgia. The Kintrishi rises in the Meskheti Range near Mount Khino, at an elevation of above sea level. It flows through the municip ...

and was established in 2007. ''Kintrishi Protected Areas'' include Kintrishi National Park and

Kintrishi Strict Nature Reserve Kintrishi Strict Nature Reserve ( ka, კინტრიში) is a protected area in Kobuleti Municipality, Adjara region of Georgia in the upper part of the Kintrishi River at an altitude of 300–2,500 meters above sea level between the vi ...

which was first established in 1959. The Kintrishi Protected Areas were established to preserve unique flora and fauna and famous

Colchian In Greco-Roman geography, Colchis (; ) was an exonym for the Georgian polity of Egrisi ( ka, ეგრისი) located on the coast of the Black Sea, centered in present-day western Georgia. Its population, the Colchians are generally thou ...

willow trees. Archeological excavations revealed pre-

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monuments in this areas.Kintrishi
Support Programme for Protected Areas in the Caucasus - Georgia (SPPA-Georgia). 268A2505

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National parks of Georgia (country) Protected areas established in 2007 Geography of Adjara Tourist attractions in Adjara {{Georgia-geo-stub

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