Mtirala National Park
Mtirala National Park is a protected area in Adjara region, Western Georgia. Covering approximately in Municipalities of Kobuleti, Khelvachauri and Keda in the western Lesser Caucasus, it is situated between the Black Sea and the Adjara Mountains. It also adjoins Kintrishi Protected Areas.
Mtirala National Park Colchic broad-leaved and mixed forests include sweet chestnut and Oriental beech woods with pontic rhododendron, cherry laurel and Colcic box understories and a variety of lianas. Local fauna include the brown bear, roe deer, wild boar, booted eagle, eagle owl, golden oriole, Caucasian salamander, Caucasian toad, Eurasian marsh frog, and Caucasian viper. Mount Mtirala is one of the most humid areas in the country. The name Mtirala is derived from the annual rainfall, making it one of the wettest areas of the former Soviet Union.
