Toba Waterfall and Arsen Okrojanashvili Cave Natural Monument ( ka, ტობის ჩანჩქერი და არსენ ოქროჯანაშვილის მღვიმე) is the highest in Georgia cascading waterfall of 234 m height and a
karst cave complex located 5.6 km to the west from village
First Balda (Pirveli Baldi) in
Martvili Municipality,
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, w ...
region of
Georgia.
It is located at 707
metres above sea level on the left bank of Toba river, left-bank tributary of
Abasha river and can be reached by marked
hiking trail.
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Morphology
The Natural Monument Complex is a combination of the Toba Cascading Waterfall and Arsen Okrojanashvili Cave also known as ''Toba II Cave''. The cave formed in limestones can be accessed using small inflatable boat and is difficult to access by foot. The total length of the cave is 1300 m.
The entrance measured 15 meters in height by 20 meters in width opens along the canyon path. Cave has several levels and numerous pathways. Several prominent halls in the cave are named: "Nona Hall", "Nana Hall", "Salon", "University 50", "Tbian" and so on. Cave speleothems formed in a variety of shapes. One of the prominent stalagmite
A stalagmite (, ; from the Greek , from , "dropping, trickling")
is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings. Stalagmites are typically ...
s reaches 7 meters in height. Water flow in the cave forms four lakes underground and finally, coming out of the cave, produces cascading Toba Waterfall of 234 m height.
See also
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References
Natural monuments of Georgia (country)
Protected areas established in 2013
Waterfalls of Georgia (country)
Geography of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Caves of Georgia (country)
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