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Surkhan State Nature Reserve

Nature reserve founded in 1986 in Sherobod district, with a mountain section in the Kugitang range and the riverine forest of Paygʻambar island on the Amu Darya.

NatureFounded 1986

About the place

The Surkhan State Nature Reserve was created in 1986 in Sherobod district, in the far south of Uzbekistan. It has two quite different parts. The Kugitang section covers 24,583 hectares of mountains between about 850 and 3,157 metres, while Paygʻambar island, 3,044 hectares in the Amu Darya on the Afghan border, protects riverside tugai forest.

Botanists have recorded 810 plant species in the reserve, 29 of them in Uzbekistan's Red Book. Because it is a strict reserve, visits need permission from the administration and usually a ranger, and the island section lies in a border zone. Arrange the trip in advance and plan a full day.

Why go

  • Kugitang peaks up to 3,157 m
  • Tugai forest on Paygʻambar island
  • 810 plant species recorded

Sources (2)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.uz.wikipedia.org

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