Jeltiybes Botanical Reserve

Jeltiybes Botanical Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location  Kyrgyzstan
Nearest city Tashkömür
Area 800 hectares
Established 1975

Jeltiybes Botanical Reserve is a reserve located in Aksy District of Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan to the west of Tashkömür. It was established in 1975 to conserve a reference section of semi-desert. Sporadic bushes of Caragana and pistachio grows in the area. The reserve occupies 800 hectares.[1]

References

  1. Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.


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