Nazodelavo Cave Natural Monument
| Nazodelavo Cave Natural Monument | |
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| Nazodelavo Cavern | |
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| Nearest city | Zugdidi |
| Coordinates | 42°30′21.9″N 42°13′16.3″E / 42.506083°N 42.221194°E |
| Area | 0.14 km2 (0.054 sq mi) |
| Established | 2013 |
| Governing body | Agency of Protected Areas |
| Website | Nazodelavo Cave Natural Monument |
Nazodelavo Cave Natural Monument (Georgian: ნაზოდელავოს მღვიმე) is a karst cave 6.8 km to the north from village Akhuti in Chkhorotsqu Municipality in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia.[1] Cave is located on the left bank of river Zana (Khobi river tributary), 290 meters above sea level.[2] Nazodelavo means the dwelling of Zodelavos. According to cave narratives, it was used as a means of defense in the middle ages.[3]
Morphology[edit]
Nazodelavo karst cave formed in a conglomerates of the Neogene geologic period in Odishi plain karst massif.[4] Cave is 600 m long with main tunnel average width of 4 m and height 3 m. The two main outlets are narrower and shorter than the main cave tunnel. A cold underground river with clear water flows through an erosion canyon in cave floor. In some places depth of the erosion canyon reaches 7-8 meters.[5][6]
Fauna[edit]
In the cave and in the surrounding area on the surface there are summer moths. The inhabitants of the cave include Lepidocyrtus, Folsomia and Oxychilus.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Nazodelavo Cave in Georgia Protected Planet
- ^ (in Georgian) Nazodelavo Cave Natural Monument
- ^ (in Georgian) ნაზოდელავოს მღვიმე
- ^ a b Barjadze, Sh., Arabuli, T., Mumladze, L., Maghradze, E., Asanidze, Z., Kutalia T. Nazodelavo Cave 2019, Cave Biodiversity of Georgia, Open Access Database. Institute of Zoology at Ilia State University
- ^ Nazodelavo Cave page 271 in Perspectives in Geomorphology, Volume 1 Concept Publishing Company
- ^ (in Georgian) ბუნების ძეგლი სოლკოტას მღვიმის ბუნების ძეგლი - წყალტუბო