| Provided that the territory of Adzharia is divided into mountainous and maritime its relief is very diverse. The mountainous part is dominated by the Minor Caucasus ridges with average heights of 2,000-2,500 m. The maritime one is occupied by lowlands – Kobuletian, Kakhaberian and Goniya; elevations, ridges (Shuakhevsky, Arsian, Adzhara -Imeretin). The highest is Mount Kann (3,007 m above the sea level). The most significant Adzharian rivers (the Black Sea basin) are the Adzhtskali, the Kintrishi, the Chorokh, and the Kvabliani. The climate is humid subtropical. The average temperature in the winter is +7.1 Ñ , in the summer + 24 Ñ . The mountainous area is much colder.
The minerals of Adzharia are rich and various: there are deposits of copper and polymetals containing precious and rare elements; deposits of building materials, colored and ornamental stones, mineral and fresh waters. Chemical raw materials are represented by brazil and numerous alunite deposits. The Black Sea shelf is known for its oil and gas deposits.
The fauna and flora of Adzharia is very rich and various. The features of local flora were affected by the fact that during the glacial age Colchis became a haven of the most ancient relicts. The flora of Adzharia can boast with around 1,700 species of plants. 41 of them are entered in the Red book of Georgia . The woods occupy 186, 965 hectares. More than 60 % of the woods are located at 1,000 m above the sea level. The most woods are deciduous (beeches, oaks), as well as coniferous (spruces, abies, pines).
The fauna of Adzharia is rich too. There you can meet animals and birds characteristic for plains, as well as middle and high-mountainous areas. In order to protect valuable fauna the Kintrish Nature Reserve was created. |
