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NaturalRef. 1616

Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands

Natural World Heritage property in Georgia, inscribed in 2021 under criteria (ix), (x).

Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands, Georgia
Photo: Paata vardanashvili · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Georgia
Year of inscription
2021
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
31,253 ha
Location
Adjara, Guria
What it is
group of protected areas, natural geographic entity
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1616 · Wikidata Q107694185

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Gelati Monastery, Georgia94 kmGelati MonasteryGeorgia · 2017CulturalUpper Svaneti, Georgia161 kmUpper SvanetiGeorgia · 1996CulturalAni, Türkiye190 kmAniTürkiye · 2016CulturalHistorical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia230 kmHistorical Monuments of MtskhetaGeorgia · 1994CulturalMonasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin, Armenia240 kmMonasteries of Haghpat and SanahinArmenia · 1996CulturalCathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots, Armenia261 kmCathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of ZvartnotsArmenia · 2000Cultural
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