State Nature Reserve
Liakhvi State Nature Reserve
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Liakhvi State Nature Reserve is located in Shida Kartli region of Georgia, within the occupied territories. The reserve lies in the upper reaches of the Little Liakhvi River valley, in the northeastern part of Tskhinvali district. The reserve was established to protect the beech, oak and hornbeam forests characteristic of the southern slopes of the Central Caucasus, as well as the biodiversity found within them. It covers a total area of 6,388 hectares.