Vashlovani Strict Nature Reserve

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Vashlovani Strict Nature Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Vashlovani at Georgia and Azerbaijan border.
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Location	Georgia
Coordinates	41°09′17.5″N 46°32′49.6″E / 41.154861°N 46.547111°E / 41.154861; 46.547111
Area	176.12 km2 (68.00 sq mi)[1]
Established	1935
Governing body	Agency of Protected Areas
Website	Vashlovani Protected Areas Administration

Vashlovani Strict Nature Reserve (Georgian: ვაშლოვანის სახელმწიფო ნაკრძალი) is a protected area in Dedoplistsqaro Municipality, Kakheti region of Georgia on Shiraqi mountain range and Georgian bank of Alazani River,^[1] at elevation 300-600 meters above sea level.^[2]

The total protected area is 10,143 hectares, with forest at 4.032 ha, and the rest are fields, desert, ravines. The purpose of the Nature Reserve is to protect and preserve rare species of rare forest flora and fauna.