The National Park Javakheti ( ka, ჯავახეთის ეროვნული პარკი) is located in the
Ninotsminda Municipality
Ninotsminda ( ka, ნინოწმინდის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Ninots’mindis munitsip’alit’et’i'') is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with an area of and a populat ...
in south of Georgia on the border with Armenia and Turkey in the
Samtskhe–Javakheti
Samtskhe–Javakheti ( ka, სამცხე-ჯავახეთი, , ) is a region (mkhare) in southern Georgia with a population of 147,400 (2023) and an area of . The region has Akhaltsikhe as its administrative center. Samtskhe–Javakheti ...
region.
[Javakheti in Georgia](_blank)
''Protected Planet'' The park is part of a
transboundary protected area
A transboundary protected area (TBPA) is an ecological protected area that spans boundaries of more than one country or sub-national entity. Such areas are also known as transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) or peace parks.
TBPAs exist in ma ...
: in neighbouring Armenia, it joins the
Lake Arpi National Park.
The project to establish the national park was carried out by the Georgian government in cooperation with the WWF and was financially supported by the German government. Local authorities, communities and stakeholders are also involved in the management of the area.
Javakheti National Park is part of ''Javakheti Protected Areas'' which also includes
Kartsakhi Managed Reserve
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Sulda Managed Reserve,
Khanchali Managed Reserve
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Bugdasheni Managed Reserve and
Madatapa Managed Reserve.
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Water resources
The national park is aimed at the conservation of the natural situation, but projects are also being carried out in the field of drinking water supply, energy, livestock farming, the sale of local products and tourism. The area contains five of the eight largest lakes in the country and further includes grasslands on mountain slopes. Within the Javakheti Protected Areas are the Khanchali Lake, the Kartsakhi marsh, the Suldis marsh and the Madata Lake.
Fauna
There are many birds in the area, such as the big sea duck, casarca, white-tailed duck, corncrake
The corn crake, corncrake or landrail (''Crex crex'') is a bird in the Rallidae, rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and bird migration, migrates to Africa for the Northern Hemisphere's winter. It is a medium ...
, different species of pelican
Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before ...
s, sandpiper
Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews and snipes. Most of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or so ...
s and tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae, subfamily Sterninae, that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands. Terns are treated in eleven genera in a subgroup of the family Laridae, which also ...
s, stork
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae, and make up the order Ciconiiformes . Ciconiiformes previously included a number of other families, such as herons and ibise ...
s, turnstone
Turnstones are two bird species that constitute the genus ''Arenaria'' in the family Scolopacidae. They are closely related to calidrid sandpipers and might be considered members of the tribe Calidriini.
The genus ''Arenaria'' was introduced b ...
s and hawk
Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are very widely distributed and are found on all continents, except Antarctica.
The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks, and others. This ...
. Special species are the red mountain finch ( Rhodopechys sanguineus) and the stone sparrow ( Prunella ocularis).
See also
*List of protected areas of Georgia Protected areas of Georgia may refer to:
* Protected areas of Georgia (country)
* Protected areas of Georgia (U.S. state)
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References
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National parks of Georgia (country)
Protected areas established in 2011