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Sagarejo Sagarejo ( ka, საგარეჯო) is a town in Kakheti, Georgia (country), Georgia. It is situated east of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, and has the population of 10,359 (2023 census). It serves as an administrative center of Sagarejo distr ...

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Mariamjvari Strict Nature Reserve Administration
Korugi Managed Reserve ( ka, ყორუღის აღკვეთილი) also known as ''Korughi Managed Reserve'' 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

Sagarejo Municipality Sagarejo ( ka, საგარეჯოს მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its main town is Sagarejo. History In the 17th century, the reconstruction of Sagarejo, which was des ...

in the

Kakheti Kakheti (; ) is a region of Georgia. Telavi is its administrative center. The region comprises eight administrative districts: Telavi, Gurjaani, Qvareli, Sagarejo, Dedoplistsqaro, Signagi, Lagodekhi and Akhmeta. Kakhetians speak the ...

region of

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on the

Iori Plateau The Iori Plateau ( ka, ივრის ზეგანი, ''ivris zegani''), also known as Gare-Kakheti Plateau (გარე კახეთის ზეგანი, ''gare kakhet'is zegani'') is a plateau between the Kura and Alazani rivers in ...

near the border with

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

. The reserve is part of Georgia's ''Protected Areas'' which also includes Mariamjvari Strict Nature Reserve and Iori Managed Reserve. Korugi Managed Reserve includes parts of the

Iori river The Iori ( ka, იორი, ) is a river in the South Caucasus that originates in the Greater Caucasus Mountains in eastern Georgia and flows south into Azerbaijan, where it is also known as Gabirry (Qabirry). The river eventually flows into the ...

valley. It borders the Iori Managed Reserve which covers the area downstream of the Iori river. Korugi Managed Reserve was established to protect the

floodplain A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river. Floodplains stretch from the banks of a river channel to the base of the enclosing valley, and experience flooding during periods of high Discharge (hydrolog ...

forest of the Iori river.

History and cultural attractions

Korughi nature reserve is mentioned in the ''Law Book'' (1709) of King

Vakhtang VI of Kartli Vakhtang VI ( ka, ვახტანგ VI), also known as Vakhtang the Scholar, Vakhtang the Lawgiver and Ḥosaynqolī Khan (; 15 September 1675 – 26 March 1737), was a Georgian monarch (''mepe'') of the royal Bagrationi dynasty. He ru ...

as "the place for hunting", and cutting trees and visiting the place was prohibited. As with other mountainous regions the place was granted the status of "Holy Forest" and protected from disturbance by appointed

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s with

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Early Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

ruins, crypts of

Middle Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

and remains dating to the

Late Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

and

Early Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progr ...

have been located near Korugi Managed Reserve. The Iori Plateau has several early monasteries, including

David Gareja monastery complex David Gareji ( ka, დავითგარეჯის სამონასტრო კომპლექსი) is a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia, on the half-desert slopes of ...

.Mariamjvari protected area
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References

Managed reserves of Georgia (country) Protected areas established in 1996 Geography of Kakheti Tourist attractions in Kakheti Floodplains of Europe {{Georgia-geo-stub

History and cultural attractions

See also

References