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1306:Motena Cave
1276:Iazoni Cave
1231:Bgheri Cave
1044:Mariamjvari
588:p. 115
329:subtropical
313:field maple
293:Alpine zone
219:and border
179:Established
158: /
134:Coordinates
1426:Categories
1391:Tetra Cave
1097:Bugdasheni
1069:Vashlovani
988:Vashlovani
963:Machakhela
499:References
466:After the
461:zapovednik
451:After the
407:Bronze Age
353:brown bear
221:Azerbaijan
146:46°20′00″E
143:41°54′00″N
1152:Lagodekhi
1132:Khanchali
1127:Katsoburi
1122:Kartsakhi
1107:Gardabani
1034:Lagodekhi
1024:Kintrishi
1004:Babaneuri
953:Kintrishi
943:Javakheti
649:1407-8953
418:Lagodekhi
349:grey wolf
325:Black Sea
321:temperate
291:) to the
233:ecoregion
1236:Birtvisi
1167:Sataplia
1157:Madatapa
1137:Kobuleti
1102:Chachuna
1059:Sataplia
1029:Kobuleti
958:Kolkheti
849:Archived
832:, News,
826:Archived
777:Archived
726:Archived
690:Archived
671:Archived
633:Archived
613:Archived
591:Archived
536:Archived
515:Archived
487:See also
457:poaching
427:Signakhi
341:red deer
225:Dagestan
217:Caucasus
116:Location
1193:Tusheti
1177:Tetrobi
1087:Ajameti
1064:Tusheti
1039:Liakhvi
1019:Borjomi
1009:Batsara
983:Tusheti
978:Tbilisi
968:Mtirala
948:Kazbegi
698:Kakheti
436:and by
382:History
376:raccoon
337:chamois
205:Georgia
201:Kakheti
199:in the
128:Georgia
1162:Nedzvi
1142:Korugi
933:Algeti
791:
647:
582:
422:Tiflis
265:gorges
125:
1172:Sulda
1054:Ritsa
783:, in
446:Tartu
444:(now
301:maple
1117:Iori
1112:Ilto
834:IUCN
789:ISBN
645:ISSN
580:ISBN
374:The
367:and
339:and
315:and
223:and
211:and
182:1912
171:Area
1092:Asa
732:,
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705:^
696:,
656:^
639:,
602:^
586:,
567:^
557:.
455:,
363:,
359:,
351:,
347:,
311:,
307:,
239:.
207::
909:e
902:t
895:v
597:.
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