Tusheti Strict Nature Reserve
The Tusheti Strict Nature Reserve is located in the Tusheti Mountainous region in northeastern Georgia. Its center is located in the Akhmeta Municipality.
The Tusheti Protected Areas includes the Tusheti Strict Nature Reserve, Tusheti National Park, and the Tusheti Protected Landscape, with a total protected area of about 113,660.2 ha.
It is one of the eight new Protected Areas approved by Parliament of Georgia on 22 April 2003.
Flora
Flora of Tusheti region is highly endemic to Caucasus represented by 230 endemic plants which is more than 20% of total amount of endemics found in entire Caucasus region.This includes Tushetian Monkshood, Iberian barberry, bellflower, bear nut-tree, lily, Tushetian Dog-rose, Tebulo's buttercup Black or Radde's birch, Caucasian fritillaries, yellow Caucasian fritillaries, Juliana Primrose, Georgian Snow Rose, squill to name just a few.