Khanchali Managed Reserve

Protected nature area in Georgia
41°15′25″N 43°33′00″E / 41.25694°N 43.55000°E / 41.25694; 43.55000Area7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi)Established2011Governing bodyAgency of Protected AreasWebsiteJavakheti Protected Areas Administration

Khanchali Managed Reserve (Georgian: ხანჩალის ტბის აღკვეთილი) is a protected area in Ninotsminda Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It protects Khanchali Lake on the south-eastern part of the volcanic Javakheti Plateau, at an altitude of 1928 meters above sea level.[1] Khanchali Lake has been considered to be included into Ramsar Convention list of Wetlands of international importance.[2]

Khanchali Managed Reserve is part of Javakheti Protected Areas which also includes Javakheti National Park, Kartsakhi Managed Reserve, Sulda Managed Reserve, Bugdasheni Managed Reserve, Madatapa Managed Reserve.[3]

Fauna

Lake provide habitat to many birds, such as Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), Green Warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus) to name just a few.[4]

Panorama of Khanchali lake.

See also

  • Javakheti National Park

References

  1. ^ Khanchali in Georgia Protected Planet
  2. ^ "The Ramsar Bulletin Board, 2 December 2000". Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ Javakheti Protected Areas Administration
  4. ^ Khanchali Lake, Samtskhe-Javakheti Region, Georgia
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