Pshav-Khevsureti National Park, National park in Dusheti Municipality, Georgia.
Pshav-Khevsureti National Park covers about 1,400 km² in the Dusheti Municipality of Georgia's Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, in the northeast of the country. It was established in 2014 with the direct involvement of the World Wide Fund for Nature. The park protects mountain habitat for the leopard in the Caucasus, Bezoar goat, East Caucasian tur, brown bear, European lynx, Caspian red deer and chamois.
The park was established in 2014 with support from the World Wide Fund for Nature to protect the region and its medieval settlements. Villages like Shatili, Mutso, Ardoti, and Khakhabo have stood in these mountains for centuries as evidence of long-term human settlement.
The park lies in the historic regions of Pshavi and Khevsureti, named after the Pshav and Khevsur communities who live in its villages. The medieval settlements of Shatili, Mutso, Ardoti and Khakhabo, with their stone towers, are the most visible trace of this settlement, and the park was created in 2014 around them.
The park is accessible via the Tbilisi-Zhinvali-Barisakho-Shatili route and offers hiking, camping, guided cultural tours, and wildlife watching opportunities. Visitors should prepare for mountainous terrain and changing weather conditions while wearing proper footwear.
The park was created in 2014 and covers 1,400 square kilometres in Dusheti Municipality, Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Its establishment came about through direct involvement of the World Wide Fund for Nature, which backed protection of the Caucasus leopard and the East Caucasian tur, a goat-antelope found only in these mountains.
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