🏞️ Tskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument

Tskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument is a river gorge in western Georgia, in Tkibuli and Terjola municipalities. The historical and geographic name of this area of Georgia is Okriba. The main river in Okriba is the river Tskaltsitela, also spelled Tsqal-Tsitela. 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.