Kyrgyz-Gava Botanical Reserve

Coordinates: 41°12′N 72°51′E / 41.200°N 72.850°E / 41.200; 72.850
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Kyrgyz-Gava Botanical Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Kyrgyz-Gava Botanical Reserve
Map showing the location of Kyrgyz-Gava Botanical Reserve
Location in Kyrgyzstan
LocationBazar-Korgon District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates41°12′N 72°51′E / 41.200°N 72.850°E / 41.200; 72.850
Area50 ha
Established1975

The Kyrgyz-Gava Botanical Reserve (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз-Гава ботаникалык заказниги, also Кыргызкаба Kyrgyzkaba) is located in Bazar-Korgon District of Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan.[1] It was established in 1975 with a purpose of conservation of endemic Juno magnifica. The botanical reserve occupies 50 hectares.[2] It is located near the village Sary-Jayyk (formerly Kyrgyzkaba).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Кыргызкаба заказниги" [Kyrgyzkaba Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 310.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.