Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve ( ka, ბიჭვინთა-მიუსერის სახელმწიფო ნაკრძალი, tr) is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...
in the
Gagra District
Gagra District is a district of Abkhazia. It corresponds to the Administrative divisions of Georgia (country), Georgian district by the same name. In medieval times, it was known as the southern part of Sadzen. It is located in the western part of ...
and
Gudauta District
Gudauta District is a district of Abkhazia, Georgia (country), Georgia's breakaway republic. It corresponds to the eponymous Administrative divisions of Georgia (country), Georgian district. Its capital is Gudauta, the town by the same name. The po ...
of
Abkhazia
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,
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
.
The reserve's main goal is protecting Bichvinta's relic and colonized flora and fauna.
Geography
Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve is located on the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...
coast of Abkhazia and has three sections:
Miusera
Miusera ( ka, მიუსერა, ''miusera''; , ''Mysra''; , ''Myussera'') also spelled as MiuseriPishchulina, V. V.; Kishkinova, E. MTo the question of age determination of the medieval temple in Miuseri (Abkhazia)DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/913/3/0 ...
(215 hectares),
Lidzava (165 hectares) and
Pitsunda
Pitsunda or Bichvinta ( ka, ბიჭვინთა, ; ; ) is a resort town in the Gagra District of Abkhazia/Georgia. Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, Pitsunda became an important political and religious centre of the region i ...
(1296 hectares).
Flora
Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve famous for groves of
Pitsundian pine (
Pinus brutia var. pityusa).
Pitsundian Pine
IUCN 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological spe ...
. Version 2018-2. There are also Buxus colchica
''Buxus colchica'' (syn. ''B. hyrcana'') is a species of ''Buxus'' native to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey. It is threatened by habitat loss and defoliation by the caterpillars of an introduced moth species, '' Cydalima perspectalis''.
...
, Caucasian walnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia
''Pterocarya fraxinifolia'' is a species of tree in the Juglandaceae family. It is commonly known as the Caucasian wingnut or Caucasian walnut. It is native to the Caucasian region Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Turk ...
), yew (Taxus baccata
''Taxus baccata'' is a species of evergreen tree in the family (botany), family Taxaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe, as well as Northwest Africa, and parts of Southwest Asia.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Bri ...
), Colchic figs (Ficus colchica
The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is ...
), and Diospyros lotus
''Diospyros lotus'', with common names date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, or lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus ''Diospyros'', native to temperate Asia and southeast Europe. Its English name derives from the small fruit, wh ...
which are typical for landscapes around the Mediterranean Sea
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.
See also
*Pitsunda
Pitsunda or Bichvinta ( ka, ბიჭვინთა, ; ; ) is a resort town in the Gagra District of Abkhazia/Georgia. Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, Pitsunda became an important political and religious centre of the region i ...
References
National parks of Georgia (country)
Protected areas established in 1965
Geography of Abkhazia
Territorial disputes of Georgia (country)
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