Swampy areas in Georgia. Sulda well.

Wetlands play a significant role in the earth's ecosystem. First and foremost, wetlands stabilize climatic conditions and preserve the biome diversity of an area. They are the habitat for many rare and endangered plant and animal species. During the migratory season of birds, wetlands serve as a resting place for birds.

That is why the two most important wetlands on the Javakheti plateau, Sulda and Kartsakhi, have been given the status of a nature reserve. Both marshes are formed as a result of swampy lakes. Their surfaces are always covered with thick and tall thickets of sedges of different species.

The reserve of Sulda bogs is located 2.5 km from the village of the same name. From the west, the reserve is bordered by the Murakwali Ridge, from the south - by the village of Bozali, and from the north - by Myasnikiani. Territories with high humidity are mainly supplied by natural streams and drains from ridges of nearby mountains.

In Javakheti bogs, wading birds of prey such as the harrier and the mound (the most common among the birds of prey on the Javakheti Plateau) make their nests.

Fifteen species of birds, of which eight are waterfowl, have been recorded in the Suld bogs. In spring and autumn, birds can be observed there.

The reserve of Suld bogs covers the territory of the Javakheti National Park. Its area is 320 hectares. The reserve was founded on March 22, 2011.

5 km to the south-west is a reserve of Kartsar bogs. The total area of the reserve is 158 hectares. In 2004, in the vicinity of Kartsa Lake, in the mountain meadow-steppe territories, a plant of the rose family, which is not found anywhere else in Georgia, was discovered.