Bakhuta ( ka, ბახუტა, ) is a highland

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's Russian-occupied territory of South Ossetia/Tskhinvali Region. It is located on the left bank of the river Patsa, to the south from Java Range, on the western slopes of Raro Mountain in the

Java Municipality Java Municipality ( ka, ჯავის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Javis municip’alit’et’i'') is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. International status The entire municipality is located in the ...

Shida Kartli Shida Kartli ( ka, შიდა ქართლი, , ; "Inner Kartli") is a landlocked administrative region (''Mkhare'') in eastern Georgia. It comprises a central part of the historical-geographic province of Shida Kartli. With an area of , S ...

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. Distance to the municipal center,

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, is 20 km. The village is surrounded by

fir Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus ''Abies'' () in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. The genu ...

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, and fir-beech mixed forests.

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