Madatapa Managed Reserve ( ka, მადათაფის ტბის აღკვეთილი) is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

Ninotsminda Municipality Ninotsminda ( ka, ნინოწმინდის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Ninots’mindis munitsip’alit’et’i'') is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with an area of and a populat ...

in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of

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 ...

. It protects

Madatapa Lake __NOTOC__ Madatapa Lake ( ka, მადათაფა) is a lake in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southeastern Georgia, near the border with Armenia, north of Bavra. Covering an area of at an elevation of , the lake is noted for its Paravan r ...

situated in the south-eastern part of the volcanic

Javakheti Plateau Javalkheti Plateau ( ka, ჯავახეთის პლატო) is a volcanic plateau within the Caucasus Mountains that covers the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia, along the border with Turkey and Armenia. Its elevation is over 2,000 ...

, at an altitude of 2108 m above sea level. Madatapa Managed Reserve is part of ''Javakheti Protected Areas'' which also includes

Javakheti National Park The National Park Javakheti is located in the Ninotsminda Municipality in south of Georgia on the border with Armenia and Turkey in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region.

Kartsakhi Managed Reserve , iucn_category = IV , photo = კარწახის ტბა და მისი ბინადრები.jpg , photo_alt = , photo_caption = Land of Kartsakhi Managed Reserve , photo_width = , map = Georgia#Samtskhe-Javakheti , r ...

Sulda Managed Reserve , iucn_category = IV , photo = Sulda 2.jpg , photo_alt = , photo_caption = Sulda Managed Reserve , photo_width = , map = Georgia#Samtskhe-Javakheti , relief = yes , location = , nearest_city =Akhalkalaki , map_alt = , map_caption = ...

Khanchali Managed Reserve , iucn_category = IV , photo = Khanchali Sanctuary.jpg , photo_alt = , photo_caption = Khanchali Sanctuary. , photo_width = , map = Georgia#Samtskhe-Javakheti , relief = yes , location = , nearest_city = , map_alt = , map_caption = ...

Bugdasheni Managed Reserve Bugdasheni Managed Reserve ( ka, ბუღდაშენის ტბის აღკვეთილი) is a protected area in Ninotsminda Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It protects Bugdasheni Lake on the south-eastern p ...

.Javakheti Protected Areas Administration
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Fauna

Madatapa Lake is one of the most important in

for breeding and staging

waterbird A water bird, alternatively waterbird or aquatic bird, is a bird that lives on or around water. In some definitions, the term ''water bird'' is especially applied to birds in freshwater ecosystems, although others make no distinction from seabi ...

s such as the endangered

Dalmatian pelican The Dalmatian pelican (''Pelecanus crispus'') is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspan ...

. Since 2020 the Lake has been designated as a protected

Ramsar site A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O) *** Permanent 8 ha (P) *** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts) **

References

Managed reserves of Georgia (country) Ramsar sites in Georgia (country) Protected areas established in 2011 Geography of Samtskhe–Javakheti Tourist attractions in Samtskhe–Javakheti {{Georgia-geo-stub

Fauna

See also

References