Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve
Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
Location | Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan |
Coordinates | 41°48′N 71°50′E / 41.800°N 71.833°ECoordinates: 41°48′N 71°50′E / 41.800°N 71.833°E |
Area | 304 ha (750 acres) |
Established | 1975 |
The Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve (Kyrgyz: Ба��тыр-Хан токой заказниги, also Балтыркан Baltyrkan, Russian: Лесной заказник Батраханский) is located in the Avletim rural community, Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.[1] Established in 1975, it covers 304 hectares.[2] Its purpose is conservation of Siberian Fir (Abies sibirica var. semenovii). Among other trees growing in the forest reserve are Schrenk's Spruce (Picea schrenkiana subsp. tianshanica), Persian walnut (Juglans regia), maple (Acer tataricum ssp. semenovii), wild apple (Malus sieversii), etc.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 86–91.
- ^ "Балтыркан заказниги" [Baltyr-Khan Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 308.
- ^ Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.
Categories:
- IUCN Category IV
- Protected areas established in 1975
- Forest reserves of Kyrgyzstan
- 1975 establishments in the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
- Kyrgyzstan geography stubs
- Asian protected area stubs