LEPL Agency of Protected Areas

Batsara State Nature Reserve is located in Akhmeta Municipality, Kakheti region, Georgia. The reserve encompasses the Batsara River valley in the Pankisi Gorge, along the right-bank tributary of the Alazani River. It is home to nearly 270 hectares of yew (Taxus baccata) forests, representing a relict of the Tertiary Period’s flora. Yew groves of this size have no analogue anywhere else in the world. The reserve was established specifically to protect and preserve these unique yew forests. Today, Batsara State Nature Reserve covers a total area of 3,036 hectares.