🦎 Shikahogh State Preserve

Armenia · Europe · Nature Reserve · 39.05°N, 46.40°E

Shikahogh State Reserve is Armenia’s second largest forest reserve, covering some 10,330 ha of land, and located in southern Armenia in the Syunik Province. Environmentalists have said it has been largely unaffected by Armenia’s massive post-Soviet deforestation due to its remote location and care shown by residents of nearby villages.

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Quick facts

Country	Armenia
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	39.05°N, 46.40°E · view on map

Shikahogh State Preserve is a nature reserve in Armenia, in Europe. The details of why Shikahogh State Preserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Armenia

Arevik National Park · Khosrov State Reserve · Sevan National Park · Lake Arpi National Park · Dilijan National Park · Erebuni Reserve.

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