Sakhizari Cliff Natural Monument ( ka, სახიზარის კლდის ბუნების ძეგლი) is a complex geologic structure that was formed due to abundant rainfall causing erosion of the volcanic mountain Khabarjina. Local population call this place "the ruins of the rocks" and in the past centuries at wartime villagers would seek refuge by climbing the cliffs when the enemy approached.
Scenic cliffs are located in
Kazbegi Municipality
Kazbegi ( ka, ყაზბეგის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti in east-north Georgia.
The main settlement is Stepantsminda, accounting for about half of the total ...
in river Terek Gorge near village Sioni at 3136 meters above sea level.
It is part of ''Kazbegi Protected Areas''Kazbegi Support Programme for Protected Areas in the Caucasus - Georgia (SPPA-Georgia) along with