Sakajia Cave Natural Monument | |
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Sakazhia Cave, Virkhovi Cave [1] | |
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
Nearest city | Terjola |
Coordinates | 42°16′47.8″N 42°45′26.4″E / 42.279944°N 42.757333°E |
Established | 2007 |
Governing body | Agency of Protected Areas |
Website | საკაჟიას მღვიმის ბუნების ძეგლი |
Sakajia Cave Natural Monument (Georgian: საკაჟიას მღვიმე) is a karst cave located 1.5 km to the north-east from village Godogani, Terjola Municipality in Imereti region of Georgia, 204 meters above sea level.[2] It is located on the left slope of the scenic Tskaltsiteli Gorge across the river from Motsameta monastery, 1.5 km southwest. Many important archaeological, paleobotanical and paleozoic discoveries has been made in the cave.