Global InformationMotena Cave Natural Monument information
| Motena Cave Natural Monument | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
 Inside Motena Cave | |
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| Nearest city | Martvili |
| Coordinates | 42°28′35.7″N 42°23′28.2″E / 42.476583°N 42.391167°E |
| Established | 2007 |
| Governing body | Agency of Protected Areas |
| Website | მოთენას მღვიმის ბუნების ძეგლი |
Motena Cave Natural Monument (Georgian: მოთენას მღვიმე) is a karst cave located 0.7 km to the south from village First Balda (Pirveli Baldi [1][2] ) in Martvili Municipality in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia, 437 meters above sea level.[3] Cave is located on left bank of Abasha river. In Middle Ages Motena cave was integral part of the now lost fortress.
- ^ The root of the name Barda or Balda in Megrelian language means a hill. Residents of the village Barda were named Bardelebi
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