Tukuk-OS🦎 Ilisu State Reserve
Azerbaijan · Europe · Nature Reserve · 41.48°N, 46.97°E
Ilisu State Nature Reserve was established over a 93 km2 (36 sq mi) area in 1987 in Qakh Rayon, Azerbaijan. It aims to protect natural complexes of southern slopes of Major Caucasus, to preserve rare and endangered flora and fauna, to restore forests and prevent erosion of soil and flood. The reserve accounts for 500 plant species with nearly 60 species of endemic ones. One can come across such animals as roe deer, wild boar and chamois.
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Quick facts
| Country | Azerbaijan |
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| Continent / region | Europe |
| Protection type | 🦎 Nature Reserve |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 41.48°N, 46.97°E · view on map |
Ilisu State Reserve is a nature reserve in Azerbaijan, in Europe. The details of why Ilisu State Reserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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