🦎 Taxkorgan Reserve

People's Republic of China · Asia · Nature Reserve · 37.00°N, 75.50°E

The Taxkorgan Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is situated around the Taghdumbash Pamir of Pamir Mountains and Karakorum Mountains. It covers about 14,000 square kilometres (5,400 sq mi) was established in 1984 mainly to protect the rare Marco Polo sheep and Tibetan argali. It has since also served to protect other species such as the snow leopard.

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Country	People's Republic of China
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	37.00°N, 75.50°E · view on map

Taxkorgan Reserve is a nature reserve in People's Republic of China, in Asia. The details of why Taxkorgan Reserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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