__NOTOC__ Madatapa Lake ( ka, მადათაფა) is a lake in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southeastern Georgia, near the

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with

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, north of

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. Covering an area of at an elevation of , the lake is noted for its Paravan race of

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and has been considered as a commercial fishing production site. It is found in one of the most earthquake-prone areas of the Caucasus. A shallow lake, it, along with

Khanchali Lake __NOTOC__ Khanchali Lake ( ka, ხანჩალი) is a tectonic-volcanic lake in Ninotsminda Municipality, Samtskhe–Javakheti region of Georgia. Located in the central part of the Javakheti Plateau, at 1931 m above sea level. The area of i ...

, is one of the most important in the country for breeding and staging waterbirds, including the endangered

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. Since 2020 it has been designated as a protected

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The villages of Zhdanovakani, Epremovka, Troitskoye and Sameba lie around the lake.

Biketi Lake Biketi Lake ( ka, ბიქეთის ტბა) is a small lake in Samtskhe-Javakheti, southeastern Georgia. It is located north of Madatapa Lake __NOTOC__ Madatapa Lake ( ka, მადათაფა) is a lake in the Samtskhe-Javakheti reg ...

lies to the north.

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Lakes of Georgia (country) Ramsar sites in Georgia (country) Geography of Samtskhe–Javakheti {{Georgia-geo-stub

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