Hazar State Nature Reserve

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Hazar Nature Reserve
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Location Balkan Province, Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Coordinates 39°00′00″N53°02′41″E / 39°N 53.044722°E / 39; 53.044722
Area2,690 km2

Hazar Nature Reserve (Turkmen : Hazar goraghanasy) is a nature reserve ( zapovednik ) of Turkmenistan. [1]

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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]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "Nature Reserves of Turkmenistan :: About Turkmenistan Reserves". Oriental Express Central Asia. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  3. "Hazar State Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

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