Bereketli Garagum Nature Reserve
| Bereketli Garagum State Reserve | |
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  Map of Turkmenistan | |
| Location | Ahal Province, Turkmenistan |
| Coordinates | 38°55′N 59°00′E / 38.917°N 59.000°ECoordinates: 38°55′N 59°00′E / 38.917°N 59.000°E |
| Established | 2013 |
State Natural Reserve Bereketli Garagum (Turkmen: Bereketli Garagum goraghanasy) is a desert nature reserve (zapovednik) of Turkmenistan, located in Ahal Province, south Karakum Desert.[1] The reserve area 87,000 hectares. It was established in 2013[2] in order to further improve the protection and preservation of the unique ecosystems and the natural resources of the Karakum desert. The reserve is in the long term will be recommended for inclusion in the list of UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.
CADI (Central Asian Desert Initiative) is working on a project to justify expanding the boundaries of the reserve, to provide better living conditions for wild ungulates migrating outside the reserve to the watering hole.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ New nature reserve established in Kara Kum desert
- ^ ""Bereketli Garagum" - new natural reserve". Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "Central Asian Desert Initiative (CADI) – Conservation and Sustainable Use of Turkmenistan Deserts". Archived from the original on 2020-02-14.
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