Nature
Meşeli Fairy Chimneys
Şavşat, Artvin
Fairy-chimney-shaped rocks in Karagöl–Sahara National Park, exposed in the middle of a spruce forest when a landslide swept away the soil in the 1960s.
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Its story
Also known as the Şavşat Fairy Chimneys, the formations lie in the forested area south of Meşeli village. According to the villagers, a landslide in the spruce forest in the early 1960s swept away the soil above the bedrock, exposing the fairy-chimney-shaped rocks beneath. The rocks are spread across the south-facing slopes of the Golonat ridge, which forms the southern boundary of Çil Lake. The sight of green forest and gray rock columns side by side offers an unusual landscape, different from that of Cappadocia. Reached by a gravel road, the area can be visited on the same day as Karagöl and Çil Lake.
Key facts
- Admission
- Free
- Formation
- Exposed by a landslide in the 1960s
- Getting there
- Şavşat–Karagöl road, south of Meşeli village (gravel road)
- Visit duration
- 1 hour
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Hiking
Location
41.28414, 42.45670
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meşeli_Peribacaları | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karagöl-Sahara_Millî_Parkı | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123344791