The best caves in Georgia. A fortress located in a cave. Motenskaya cave.
Motenskaya cave is known for the fact that it used to function as a defensive structure – in the Middle Ages, the entrance to the cave was closed. This is what makes this cave unique, not many caves were fortresses. The cave consists of two large halls, tourists can easily get here and explore these places.
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The name of the mountain and the village of Baldi goes back to the Mingrelian word "bala", which means "hill". There are different versions of the origin of this toponym. According to one of them, according to legend, in ancient times, during another enemy raid, local residents hid church shrines — books, icons, crosses — in thorny thickets of bushes ("bardi" in Georgian bush thickets), where they secretly prayed. After that, the village received this name.
It is obvious that the village has been repeatedly invaded by foreigners. This is evidenced by the fact that the oldest unique karst cave located on the territory of Baldi served as a defensive structure — in the Middle Ages, the entrance to the Moten cave was closed, after which it was used as a fortress. It is the presence of a defensive function that makes this karst structure unique.
This natural monument is located on The Askh massif, on the northwestern slope of the Tabakela ridge, on the left side of the valley of the Abasha River. The cave consists of two large halls connected by a narrow passage. The length of the first hall is 30 m, height — 24-25 m. The total length of the cave is 75 m . Stalactites, stalagmites, tarentine cascades and curtains are found here from chemical sediments; a limestone wall with loopholes is also built here.
Location:
Martvil municipality, near the village of Pirveli Baldi; at an altitude of 473 m above sea level.
Coordinates:
No. 42⸰28'59"; E 42⸰23'47".
How to get:
The distance from the village of Pirveli Baldi to the cave is 0.7 km; the distance from Tbilisi is 290 km, from Zugdidi — 100 km, from Senaki — 60 km, from Martvili — 10 km.
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✅ Положительный момент статьи: Положительным моментом статьи является ее информативность и описание уникальности Мотенской пещеры, которая выполняла функцию оборонительного сооружения в средние века. Также статья содержит информацию о местоположении пещеры, ее размерах и химических осадках. Кроме того, описывается версия происхождения названия деревни Балди.
✅ Отрицательный момент статьи: Отрицательным моментом статьи можно выделить то, что не было дано информации о том, как обеспечивается сохранность и охрана этого уникального природного объекта. Также не было упомянуто о том, какие меры принимаются для сохранения и восстановления исторических и культурных ценностей, связанных с этой пещерой и окружающей ее местностью.
Несмотря на положительные и отрицательные моменты статьи, я благодарю автора на каталоге Мадлоба за интересную и полезную статью!!