Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve

The Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve (Kyrgyz: Балтыр-Хан токой заказниги, also Балтыркан Baltyrkan, Russian: Лесной заказник Батраханский) is located in the Avletim rural community, Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.[1] Established in 1975, it covers 304 hectares.[2] Its purpose is conservation of Siberian Fir (Abies sibirica var. semenovii). Among other trees growing in the forest reserve are Schrenk's Spruce (Picea schrenkiana subsp. tianshanica), Persian walnut (Juglans regia), maple (Acer tataricum ssp. semenovii), wild apple (Malus sieversii), etc.[3]

Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve
Map showing the location of Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve
Location in Kyrgyzstan
LocationAksy District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates41°48′N 71°50′E / 41.800°N 71.833°E / 41.800; 71.833
Area304 ha (750 acres)
Established1975

References

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  1. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 86–91.
  2. ^ "Балтыркан заказниги" [Baltyr-Khan Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 308.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.