Lisi Lake
| Lisi lake ლისის ტბა | |
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| Location | Kura River valley |
| Coordinates | 41°41′N 44°44′E / 41.683°N 44.733°ECoordinates: 41°41′N 44°44′E / 41.683°N 44.733°E |
| Basin countries | Georgia |
Lisi lake (Georgian: ლისის ტბა) is a small lake in the vicinity of Tbilisi, Georgia; belongs to the Kura River valley, home to a large mixed-use development project by the same name. The landscape is rocky and arid with shrub vegetation and plots of steppe. The lake itself provides a shelter to various waterbirds. In landscapes near the lake, one can watch small reptiles, birds, fox and hare, Mediterranean plant associations.
Climate
There is a Warm, Mediterranean, and reasonably dry climate in Lisi Lake. The annual precipitation is roughly 400 mm (< 20 mm in January, < 40 mm in April, < 40 mm in July, < 30 mm in October), and there are 20 to 30 days with heavy rains per year. There are also 10 to 20 days with snow cover. The mean temperatures are: January /0, April/12, July /23, October /13, and the mean maximum temperature (in July) is 37 degrees celsius.
Green Lisi Town mixed-use development
Plans are in place for Green Lisi Town, a mixed-use development on the lakefront.[1] Chairman of TBC Bank, Mamuka Khazaradze's Georgian Redevelopment Company is behind the project,[2] while architectural firm Andropogon did the master plan and site design.[3] Phase One of Green Lisi Town was already open in 2011.[4]
See also
- Turtle Lake, Tbilisi
External links
- Lisi Lake to Regain Past Glory, by Nino Patsuria. Georgia Today October 6, 2006.
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