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Borjomi Borjomi ( ka, ბორჯომი ) is a resort town in south-central Georgia with a population of 11,173 (as of 2024). Located 165 km from Tbilisi, it is one of the six municipalities of the Samtskhe–Javakheti region and is situated in the ...

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Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park Administration
Borjomi Strict Nature Reserve ( ka, ბორჯომის ნაკრძალი) 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 ...

Borjomi Municipality Borjomi ( ka, ბორჯომის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Borjomis munitsip'alit'et'i'') is a municipality in southern Georgia (country), Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 24,998 (2021). It ...

, Samtskhe-Javakheti region of

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. Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park Administration
Agency of Protected Areas

Flora

The tallest tree of the region — Caucasian fir (

Abies nordmanniana ''Abies nordmanniana'', the Nordmann fir or Caucasian fir, is a fir indigenous to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Georgia and the Russian Caucasus. It occurs at altitudes of 900–2,200 m on mountains with precipit ...

) grows in protected area and can be more than 50 m in height. It can be still higher in other locations with more

moisture Moisture is the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts. Moisture is defined as water in the adsorbed or absorbed phase. Small amounts of water may be found, for example, in the air (humidity), in foods, and in some comme ...

western Caucasus The Western Caucasus is a western region of the North Caucasus in Southern Russia, extending from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus. World Heritage Site The Western Caucasus includes a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site (named Western Caucasus), ...

and

Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...

. Sessile oak (

Quercus petraea ''Quercus petraea'', commonly known as the sessile oak, Welsh oak, Cornish oak, Irish oak or durmast oak, is a species of oak tree native to most of Europe and into Anatolia and Iran. The sessile oak is the national tree of Ireland, and an un ...

), oriental hornbeam (

Carpinus orientalis ''Carpinus orientalis'', known as the Oriental hornbeam, is a species of hornbeam in the birch family Betulaceae, subfamily Coryloideae, native to southeastern Europe and Western Asia. It is quite tolerant of dry conditions, and usually occurs on ...

) and Scots pine (

Pinus sylvestris ''Pinus sylvestris'', the Scots pine (UK), Scotch pine (US), Baltic pine, or European red pine is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native plant, native to Eurasia. It can readily be identified by its combination of fairly s ...

) predominantly grow on dry southern slopes. The uppermost forest zone mainly occupied by Caucasian downy birch (

Betula pubescens ''Betula pubescens'' (syn. ''Betula alba''), commonly known as downy birch and also as moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch, is a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern Asia ...

) and European rowan (

Sorbus aucuparia ''Sorbus aucuparia'', commonly called rowan (, also ) and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family. The tree has a slender trunk with smooth bark, a loose and roundish crown, and its leaves are pinnate in pairs o ...

). The forest floor is fairly clear.

Fauna

Rare Caucasian Salamander ('' Mertensiella caucasica'')

habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...

is protected at Borjomi Strict Nature Reserve.David Tarkhnishvili, Uğur Kay
Status and Conservation of the Caucasian Salamander (Mertensiella caucasica)
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References

{{authority control National parks of Georgia (country) Protected areas established in 1929 Geography of Samtskhe–Javakheti Tourist attractions in Samtskhe–Javakheti

Flora

Fauna

See also

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