Javalkheti Plateau ( ka, ჯავახეთის პლატო) is a

volcanic plateau A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic activity. There are two main types: lava plateaus and pyroclastic plateaus. Lava plateau Lava plateaus are formed by highly fluid basaltic lava during numerous successive eruptions th ...

within the

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that covers the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of

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, along the border with

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and

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. Its elevation is over 2,000 m.

Geography

The plateau is a large grassland plain ( alpine steppe) with many

wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

s and alpine

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...

s (six of the largest lakes of Georgia, Tabatskuri, Paravani, Khanchali, Madatapa,

Kartsakhi Kartsakhi ( ka, კარწახი, hy, Կարծախ) also spelled Kartsakh and Karzakh is a village in Akhalkalaki Municipality, Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia. It is located on the bank of Kartsakhi Lake, the second largest lake in the cou ...

, Saghamo). The Javalkheti Wetlands are included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. The plain is crossed from north to south by the Abuli-Samsari Mountain Range, a series of

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s. The western side of the plateau is surrounded by the Javakheti Range.Caucasus birding: Javalkheti
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References

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Geography

See also

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