What river valleys are worth visiting in Georgia? Machakhela River Valley.
The valley of the Machakhela River has a rich history, because a person has lived here continuously for many years. Now this valley is called a national park. There are many cultural monuments on the territory of this park. For example, arched bridges, fortresses, wine cellars and much more.
RiverMachakhela It originates on the territory of Turkey, from the western slope of Mount Karchkhal, and already on the territory of Georgia, near the village of Machakhela merges with the Choro River.
The valley that Machakhela divides into two parts has a very rich history. A person has lived here continuously since the Bronze Age to the present day. For many centuries, trade, economic and strategic routes connecting Western Georgia with Southern Georgia have passed through this valley. In the first quarter of the XVII century, the Ottomans conquered Adjara, including the Machakhela Valley, along with Samtskhe-Saatabago and Lazika. Adjara returned to Georgia only in 1878. Part of Machakhela – Upper Machakhela – is still part of Turkey today.
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In 2012, the valley was declared a national park. The park was created to protect organic agriculture, local architecture, cultural heritage, as well as landscape and biological diversity. The park includes the municipalities of Kedi and Khelvachauri and is located at an altitude of 300-500 meters above sea level. The border zone with the valley, located on the territory of Turkey, is also declared a Nature reserve.
There are many cultural and historical monuments on the territory of Machakhela National Park: arched bridges of different periods, fortresses. Limestone presses and wine cellars (marani). On the territory of the park there are two simple pedestrian routes integrated with a car route that offer tourists walks through forests where alder, beech, chestnut grow. From here you can look from the Arkhangelsk mountain to the panorama of Batumi, see the Machakhela Valley from above and the place where the Chorkhi River flows into the Black Sea.
Machakhela National Park is part of the ecological corridor that connects the south-western protected areas (Mtirala and Kintrishi), as well as the north-eastern protected areas (in particular, the Jamila Biosphere Reserve). The Machakhelistskali River originates in Turkey, on the southern slope of the Shavshet ridge, at an altitude of 2285 m above sea level, near the village of Machakhlispiri merges with the Chorokhi River.
Location:
Khelvachaur municipality.
Coordinates:
No. 41⸰31'07"; E 41⸰43'27".
How to get:
The route through the Mtirala National Park begins in the village of Chakvi; an asphalt road leads to the village of Hala of the Kobulet municipality, then a rocky road stretches to the village of Chakvistavi. The distance from Chakvi to the administration of the National Park is 15 km. The distance from Tbilisi is 390 km, from Khelvachauri – 15 km, from the highway Akhaltsikhe – Kobuleti - Batumi to the village of Acharistskali – 10 km.
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✅ Положительный момент статьи: Один из главных положительных моментов статьи - это то, что Национальный парк Мачахела был создан с целью охраны органического сельского хозяйства, местной архитектуры, культурного наследия, а также ландшафтного и биологического многообразия. Это подчеркивает важность сохранения природных и культурных ценностей региона и позволяет туристам насладиться красотами природы, историческими памятниками, не нарушая экосистему и сохраняя уникальную культурную и природную среду. Кроме того, статья предоставляет информацию о местонахождении и способах добраться до Национального парка Мачахела, что может помочь туристам спланировать свой отдых и посещение данного региона.
✅ Отрицательный момент статьи: В статье отрицательный момент не выделяется. Однако, возможно, можно было бы отметить отсутствие упоминания о каких-либо проблемах, связанных с развитием национального парка Мачахела или его окружающей территории. Например, это могли бы быть проблемы с защитой природы и биоразнообразия, негативное воздействие туризма на экосистемы или конфликты между местными жителями и органами управления парком. Однако, это не значит, что такие проблемы существуют, поскольку статья может быть написана с узкой фокусировкой на достопримечательностях и истории данной территории.
Несмотря на положительные и отрицательные моменты статьи, я благодарю автора на каталоге Мадлоба за интересную и полезную статью!!