Amudarya State Nature Reserve
| Amyderýa Nature Reserve | |
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| Location |
Lebap Province,  Turkmenistan |
| Coordinates | 39°39′N 62°51′E / 39.650°N 62.850°ECoordinates: 39°39′N 62°51′E / 39.650°N 62.850°E |
| Area | 495 km² |
| Established | 1982 |
Amyderýa Nature Reserve is a nature reserve (zapovednik) of north-eastern Turkmenistan.
Established in 1982 to protect part of the Amu Darya River, it is located in the north-east of Lebap Province and covers an area of 495 km².
It also incorporates one sanctuary:
- Kelif Sanctuary - established in 1970.
References
- National Program for the Protection of the Environment, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 149–151 (Russian)
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