| Hazar Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
 A picture of the Caspian Sea | |
| Location | Balkan Province,  Turkmenistan |
| Area | 2,690 km² |
Hazar Nature Reserve (Turkmen: Hazar goraghanasy) is a nature reserve (zapovednik) of Turkmenistan.[1]
It is located on the south-east coast of the Caspian Sea, in Balkan Province and covers an area of 2,690 km2. Ogurjaly Sanctuary is part of this nature reserve.[2]
The climate is continental, the average annual temperature is 15 degrees Celsius.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hazar Project - "Conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biological diversity in Hazar State Reserve on the Caspian Sea Coast"". Hazarwetlands.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ↑ "Nature Reserves of Turkmenistan :: About Turkmenistan Reserves". Oriental Express Central Asia. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ↑ "Hazar State Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
Further reading
- National Program for the Protection of the Environment, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 149–151 (in Russian)
External links
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