Madatapa Managed Reserve

Madatapa Managed Reserve (Georgian: მადათაფის ტბის აღკვეთილი) is a protected area in Ninotsminda Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It protects Madatapa Lake situated in the south-eastern part of the volcanic Javakheti Plateau, at an altitude of 2108 m above sea level.^[2]

Madatapa Managed Reserve
Georgian: მადათაფის ტბის აღკვეთილი
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Madatapa Lake
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Location	Georgia
Coordinates	41°10′46″N 43°46′59″E
Area	13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Established	2011
Governing body	Agency of Protected Areas
Website	Javakheti Protected Areas Administration
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Madatapa Lake
Designated	8 July 2020
Reference no.	2435[1]

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

Pelicans at Madatapa lake.

Fauna

Madatapa Lake is one of the most important in Georgia for breeding and staging waterbirds such as the endangered Dalmatian pelican.^[4] Since 2020 the Lake has been designated as a protected Ramsar site.^[1]

See also

• Javakheti National Park