State Nature Reserve
Sataplia State Nature Reserve
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Sataplia State Nature Reserve is located in Tskaltubo Municipality, Imereti region, Georgia. The establishment of the reserve was prompted by the discoveries made by Petre Chabukiani, a local historian and educator, who discovered Sataplia Cave in 1925 and dinosaur footprints in 1933. The reserve is characterised by Colchic forest landscapes and unique Colchic species of flora and fauna, whose protection is the primary purpose of the reserve. Today, it covers a total area of 330 hectares.