List of protected areas of Armenia
This is a list of protected areas in Armenia that are categorized as follows: 4 national parks, 3 state reserves, 26 state sanctuaries and 5 botanical gardens.[1][2][3]
National parks
Name | Armenian name | Photo | Province | Area | Established |
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Dilijan National Park | Ô´Õ«Õ¬Õ«Õ»Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¡Õ¦Õ£Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ ÕºÕ¡Ö€Õ¯ | Tavush Province | 240 km2 93 sq mi |
1958 as a state reserve, 2002 as a national park | |
Sevan National Park | ÕÖ‡Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¡Õ¦Õ£Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ ÕºÕ¡Ö€Õ¯ | Gegharkunik Province | 342 km2 132 sq mi |
1978 | |
Lake Arpi National Park | Ô±Ö€ÖƒÕ« Õ¬Õ³Õ« Õ¡Õ¦Õ£Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ ÕºÕ¡Ö€Õ¯ | Shirak Province | 250 km2 97 sq mi |
2009 | |
Arevik National Park | Ô±Ö€Ö‡Õ«Õ¯ Õ¡Õ¦Õ£Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ ÕºÕ¡Ö€Õ¯ | Syunik Province | 344 km2 133 sq mi |
2009 | |
State reserves
Name | Armenian name | Photo | Province | Area | Established |
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Khosrov Forest State Reserve | Ô½Õ¸Õ½Ö€Õ¸Õ¾Õ« Õ¡Õ¶Õ¿Õ¡Õ¼ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¸Ö | Ararat Province | 29.196 km2 11.273 sq mi |
1958 | |
Shikahogh State Reserve | Õ‡Õ«Õ¯Õ¡Õ°Õ¸Õ²Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¸Ö | Syunik Province | 10.33 km2 3.99 sq mi |
1958 | |
Erenbuni State Reserve | Ô·Ö€Õ¥Õ¢Õ¸Ö‚Õ¶Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¸Ö | Kotayk Province | 1.2 km2 0.46 sq mi |
1981 | |
State wildlife sanctuaries
Name | Armenian name | Photo | Province | Area | Established |
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Akhnabad Taxus Grove Sanctuary | Ô±ÕÕ¶Õ¡Õ¢Õ¡Õ¤Õ« Õ¯Õ¥Õ¶Õ¸Ö‚ ÕºÕ¸Ö‚Ö€Õ¡Õ¯ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Tavush Province | 0.25 km2 0.097 sq mi |
1959 | |
Aragats Alpine Sanctuary | Ô±Ö€Õ¡Õ£Õ¡Õ®Õ« Õ¡Õ¬ÕºÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Aragatsotn Province | 3 km2 1.2 sq mi |
1959 | |
Arjatkhelni Hazel Sanctuary | Ô±Ö€Õ»Õ¡Õ¿ÕÕ¬Õ¥Õ¶Õ¸Ö‚ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Tavush Province | 0.4 km2 0.15 sq mi |
1958 | |
Arzakan-Meghradzor Sanctuary | Ô±Ö€Õ¦Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶-Õ„Õ¥Õ²Ö€Õ¡Õ±Õ¸Ö€Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Kotayk Province | 135.32 km2 52.25 sq mi |
1971 | |
Banks' Pine Grove Sanctuary | Ô²Õ¡Õ¶Ö„Õ½Õ« Õ½Õ¸Õ³Õ¸Ö‚ ÕºÕ¸Ö‚Ö€Õ¡Õ¯ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Kotayk Province | 0.4 km2 0.15 sq mi |
1959 | |
Boghakar Sanctuary | Ô²Õ¸Õ²Õ¡Ö„Õ¡Ö€Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Syunik Province | 27.28 km2 10.53 sq mi |
1989 | |
Gandzakar Sanctuary | Ô³Õ¡Õ¶Õ±Õ¡Ö„Õ¡Ö€Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Tavush Province | 68.13 km2 26.31 sq mi |
1971 | |
Getik Sanctuary | Ô³Õ¥Õ¿Õ«Õ¯Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Gegharkunik Province | 57.28 km2 22.12 sq mi |
1971 | |
Goravan Sands Sanctuary | Ô³Õ¸Õ¼Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡Õ¶Õ« Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡Õ¦Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿Õ¶Õ¥Ö€ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Ararat Province | 0.9599 km2 0.3706 sq mi |
1959 | |
Goris Sanctuary | Ô³Õ¸Ö€Õ«Õ½Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Syunik Province | 18.5 km2 7.1 sq mi |
1972 | |
Gyulagarak Sanctuary | Ô³ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ¬Õ¡Õ£Õ¡Ö€Õ¡Õ¯Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Lori Province | 25.76 km2 9.95 sq mi |
1958 | |
Hankavan Hydrological Sanctuary | Õ€Õ¡Õ¶Ö„Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡Õ¶Õ« Õ»Ö€Õ¡Õ¢Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Kotayk Province | 51.6904 km2 19.9578 sq mi |
1981 | |
Herher Open Woodland Sanctuary | Õ€Õ¥Ö€Õ°Õ¥Ö€Õ« Õ¶Õ¸Õ½Ö€Õ¡Õ¶Õ¿Õ¡Õ¼Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Vayots Dzor Province | 61.39 km2 23.70 sq mi |
1958 | |
Ijevan Sanctuary | Ô»Õ»Ö‡Õ¡Õ¶Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Tavush Province | 59.08 km2 22.81 sq mi |
1971 | |
Jermuk Forest Sanctuary | Õ‹Õ¥Ö€Õ´Õ¸Ö‚Õ¯Õ« Õ¡Õ¶Õ¿Õ¡Õ¼Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Vayots Dzor Province | 38.65 km2 14.92 sq mi |
1958 | |
Jermuk Hydrological Sanctuary | Õ‹Õ¥Ö€Õ´Õ¸Ö‚Õ¯Õ« Õ»Ö€Õ¡Õ¢Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Vayots Dzor Province | 173.71 km2 67.07 sq mi |
1981 | |
Juniper Woodlands Sanctuary | Ô³Õ«Õ°Õ¸Ö‚ Õ¶Õ¸Õ½Ö€Õ¡Õ¶Õ¿Õ¡Õ¼Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Gegharkunik Province | 33.12 km2 12.79 sq mi |
1958 | |
Khor Virap Sanctuary | Ô½Õ¸Ö€ ÕŽÕ«Ö€Õ¡Õº Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Ararat Province | 0.5028 km2 0.1941 sq mi |
2007 | |
Margahovit Sanctuary | Õ„Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¡Õ°Õ¸Õ¾Õ«Õ¿Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Lori Province | 33.68 km2 13.00 sq mi |
1971 | |
Rhododendron caucasicum Sanctuary | Ô¿Õ¸Õ¾Õ¯Õ¡Õ½ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Õ´Ö€Õ¿Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡Ö€Õ¤Õ¥Õ¶Õ¸Ö‚ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Lori Province | 10 km2 3.9 sq mi |
1958 | |
Plane Grove Sanctuary | ÕÕ¸Õ½Õ¸Ö‚ ÕºÕ¸Ö‚Ö€Õ¡Õ¯ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Syunik Province | 0.6 km2 0.23 sq mi |
1958 | |
Sev Lake Sanctuary | ÕÖ‡ Õ¬Õ«Õ³ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Syunik Province | 2.4 km2 0.93 sq mi |
2001 | |
Vordan Karmir Sanctuary | ÕˆÖ€Õ¤Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¯Õ¡Ö€Õ´Õ«Ö€ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Armavir Province | 2.1985 km2 0.8488 sq mi |
1987 | |
Yeghegnadzor Sanctuary | ÔµÕ²Õ¥Õ£Õ¶Õ¡Õ±Õ¸Ö€Õ« Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Vayots Dzor Province | 42 km2 16 sq mi |
1971 | |
Zangezur Sanctuary | Ô¶Õ¡Õ¶Õ£Õ¥Õ¦Õ¸Ö‚Ö€ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Syunik Province | 173.6877 km2 67.0612 sq mi |
2009 | |
Zikatar Sanctuary | Ô¶Õ«Õ¯Õ¡Õ¿Õ¡Ö€ Õ¡Ö€Õ£Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡ÕµÖ€ | Tavush Province | 1.5 km2 0.58 sq mi |
2010 | |
Botanical gardens
Name | Armenian name | Photo | Province | Area | Established |
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Stepanavan Dendropark | ÕÕ¸Õ³Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿ Õ¢Õ¸Ö‚Õ½Õ¡Õ¢Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¡ÕµÕ£Õ« | Lori Province | 0.35 km2 0.14 sq mi |
1931 | |
Yerevan Botanical Garden | ÔµÖ€Ö‡Õ¡Õ¶Õ« Õ¢Õ¸Ö‚Õ½Õ¡Õ¢Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¡ÕµÕ£Õ« | Yerevan | 0.8 km2 0.31 sq mi |
1935 | |
Ijevan Dendropark | Ô»Õ»Ö‡Õ¡Õ¶Õ« Õ¤Õ¥Õ¶Õ¤Ö€Õ¸ÕºÕ¡Ö€Õ¯ | Tavush Province | 1962 | ||
Vanadzor Botanical Garden | ÕŽÕ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ±Õ¸Ö€Õ« Õ¢Õ¸Ö‚Õ½Õ¡Õ¢Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¡ÕµÕ£Õ« | Lori Province | |||
Sevan Botanical Garden | ÕÖ‡Õ¡Õ¶Õ« Õ¢Õ¸Ö‚Õ½Õ¡Õ¢Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ¡ÕµÕ£Õ« | Gegharkunik Province | |||
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