Mtirala National Park

Waterfall in Mtirala National Park
The start of the main hiking route through Mtirala National Park

Mtirala National Park (Georgian: მტირალას ეროვნული პარკი; meaning "to cry"; previously, Tsiskara Reserve)[1] is a protected area in Adjara region, Georgia. Covering approximately 15,698 hectares (38,790 acres) in the western Lesser Caucasus, it is situated between the Black Sea and the Adjara Mountains. It also adjoins Kintrishi Protected Areas.

The park's "pristine Colchic humid broad-leaved and mixed forests"[2] include sweet chestnut and Oriental beech woods with pontic rhododendron, cherry laurel and Colcic box understories and a variety of lianas. Fauna recorded are Brown bear, Roe deer, and Wild boar, while avifauna includes Booted eagle, Eagle owl and Golden oriole. Amphibians inhabiting the park include Caucasian salamander, Caucasian toad, Eurasian mash frog and Caucasian viper.[3] Mount Mtirala is one of the most humid areas in the country. The name Mtirala (meaning "to cry") is derived from the 4,520 millimetres (178 in) annual rainfall, making it one of the wettest areas of the former Soviet Union.

References

  1. ↑ Burford, Tim (2011). Georgia. Bradt. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-1-84162-357-3.
  2. ↑ Nakhutsrishvili, George (23 August 2012). The Vegetation of Georgia (South Caucasus). Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-3-642-29915-5.
  3. ↑ "Mtirala National Park". Caucasus Nature Fund. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

Coordinates: 41°41′51″N 41°53′22″E / 41.69753°N 41.8895°E / 41.69753; 41.8895

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