Bugdasheni Managed Reserve

Bugdasheni Managed Reserve (Georgian: ბუღდაშენის ტბის აღკვეთილი) is a protected area in Ninotsminda Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It protects Bugdasheni Lake on the south-eastern part of the volcanic Javakheti Plateau, at an altitude of 2042 m above sea level.^[2] Bugdasheni Lake ecosystem is undergoing restoration. Since 2020 it has been designated as a Ramsar site.^[1]

Bugdasheni Managed Reserve
Georgian: ბუღდაშენის ტბის აღკვეთილი
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Bugdasheni lake.
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Location	Georgia
Coordinates	41°12′1.08″N 43°41′8.52″E
Established	2011
Governing body	Agency of Protected Areas
Website	Javakheti Protected Areas Administration
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Bugdasheni Lake
Designated	8 July 2020
Reference no.	2434[1]

Bugdasheni Managed Reserve is part of Javakheti Protected Areas which also includes Javakheti National Park, Kartsakhi Managed Reserve, Sulda Managed Reserve, Khanchali Managed Reserve, Madatapa Managed Reserve.^[3]

Bugdasheni lake.

See also

• Javakheti National Park