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Kyzylkum State Reserve

Strict nature reserve on the middle Amu Darya, founded in 1971, protecting tugai forest and sandy desert with Bukhara deer and goitered gazelles.

NatureFounded 1971

About the place

The Kyzylkum State Reserve was founded in 1971 along the middle course of the Amu Darya. Most of it lies in Tuproqqala district of Khorezm, while part remains in Bukhara region; in 1982 an area of 4254 hectares was transferred to Khorezm. It joins two very different landscapes: riverside tugai forest and the sands of the Kyzylkum desert.

The reserve protects the Bukhara deer, which lives in the tugai thickets, and the goitered gazelle of the open desert. As a strict reserve it is mainly a place for research rather than casual tourism, so contact the reserve administration before you travel and expect to visit with a ranger.

Why go

  • Tugai forest on the Amu Darya
  • Bukhara deer and goitered gazelles
  • Desert and river in one reserve

Sources (3)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.uz.wikipedia.org

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