Global InformationTskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument information
| Tskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument | |
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| Tskaltsitela Ravine Natural Monument | |
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
 Tskaltsitela river canyon. | |
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| Location |  Georgia |
| Nearest city | Kutaisi |
| Coordinates | 42°16′40″N 42°45′22″E / 42.27778°N 42.75611°E |
| Area | 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) |
| Established | 2007 |
| Governing body | Agency of Protected Areas |
| Website | Natural Monument |
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Tskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument (Georgian: წყალწითელას ხეობის ბუნების ძეგლი) is a river gorge in western Georgia, in Tkibuli and Terjola municipalities.[1] The historical and geographic name of this area of Georgia is Okriba.[2] The main river in Okriba is the river Tskaltsitela,[3] also spelled Tsqal-Tsitela (Georgian: წყალ-წითელა).[4] The river got its name from the reddish color of the water: tsqal means water and tsitela means red in Georgian. The water acquires its color by washing clays containing iron rust. Tskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument is a stretch of the Tskaltsitela river canyon approximately from Gelati Monastery Bridge all the way to Godagani Bridge at an elevation of 130–200 meters above sea level.
- ^ Tskaltsitela Ravine in Georgia Protected Planet 2014–2019
- ^ Jinjikhadze, Pikria; Chkheidze, Otar (2018). "Geomorphological Zoning of Okriba Karst" (PDF). Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. 12 (2): 76–84.
- ^ Okriba a large and fertile district between the Rioni and Kvirili is watered by the Tskaltsiteli. Cited from: Edward Smedley, ed. (1845). Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge. Vol. 19.
- ^ Georgia Gourmet tour.