Shahbuz State Reserve
Shahbuz State Reserve was created on the area of 31.39 km² of Shahbuz District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan on June 16, 2003. The area of Batabat Lake is mainly surrounded by grassland. Medicinal herbs, oak trees etc. dominate the flora of the area. The most widely spread animals are partridge, broad-tailed nightingale, among mammals-brown bear, badger, lynx, etc. It was established in June 2003 for the purpose of protecting rare and endangered species of plants and animals. See also * Nature of Azerbaijan The environment of Azerbaijan, includes a wide diversity of climates, animals, plants, and habitats. National protection Due to the tapping of oil reserves in the early 20th century, Azerbaijan has had sufficient resources to develop an ind ... * National Parks of Azerbaijan * State Reserves of Azerbaijan * State Game Reserves of Azerbaijan State reserves of Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic {{Nakhchivan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shahbuz District
Shahbuz District ( az, Şahbuz rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Julfa, Babek, and the Syunik and Vayots Dzor provinces of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Shahbuz. As of 2020, the district had a population of 25,300. Overview Covering 27 villages and plateaus of the Oyuqlucaqaya, Bazaryurd, Dərəbash, Qachdash, Nərkechi and Armudlu, the region of ''Dərəşahbuz'' was established in the 16th century and functioned up to 40th years of the 19th century. In 1925, it was named Narimanov District in the administrative-territorial unit of Nakhchivan (encompassing 30 villages) and renamed Shahbuz in 1930. In 1963, the district was abolished and given to the Nakhchivan (since 1978, Babak) region; Shahbuz has operated as an independent district since 1965. In 2007, the settlement of Shahbuz was given city status. In 2013, by decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Qarababa villa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ( az, Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, ), is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a population of 459,600 bordered by Armenia to the east and north, Iran to the southwest, and Turkey to the west. The republic, especially the capital city of Nakhchivan, has a long history dating back to about 1500 BCE. ''Nakhijevan'' was one the cantons of the historical Armenian province of Vaspurakan in the Kingdom of Armenia. Historically though, the Persians, Armenians, Mongols, and Turks all competed for the region. The area that is now Nakhchivan became part of Safavid Iran in the 16th century. In 1828, after the last Russo-Persian War and the Treaty of Turkmenchay, the Nakhchivan Khanate passed from Iranian into Imperial Russian possession. After the 1917 February Revolution, Nakhchivan and its surrounding region were under the au ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia ( Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the same year. In September 1991, the ethnic Armenian majority of the Nagorno-Karabakh region for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Batabat Lake
Batabat (''Azerbaijani:'' Batabat) is a tarn in the South Caucasus. It is located in Azerbaijan, in the mountains of Shahbuz District, Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic. Located at an elevation of 2,500 meters above sea level. There is a lake with a 16 ha area is remarkable with a peaty island floating on the surface of the water. There are also natural springs that mineralized with carbonate, hydrocarbonate, and potassium-sodium-magnesium Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg and atomic number 12. It is a shiny gray metal having a low density, low melting point and high chemical reactivity. Like the other alkaline earth metals (group 2 of the periodic ... around the lake, which treats Gastrointestinal diseases. External links {{commons category, Batabat Lake БатабатDÖVLƏT TƏBİƏT QORUQLARI Lakes of Azerbaijan Shahbuz District ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nature Of Azerbaijan
The environment of Azerbaijan, includes a wide diversity of climates, animals, plants, and habitats. National protection Due to the tapping of oil reserves in the early 20th century, Azerbaijan has had sufficient resources to develop an industrial sector, which in turn led to a significant increase in pollution. Under the centrally-planned Soviet command economy Baku became an industrialized capital city. Moscow could, for example, order that all air conditioners in the Soviet Union be built in Azerbaijan, such arbitrary and unilateral control of industrial output often led to environmental neglect and increased pollution, which caused serious damage to nature within Azerbaijan. Since the independence of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani government has taken drastic measures to preserve the unique nature of Azerbaijan. But national protection of Azeri nature started truly functioning after 2001 when the state budget increased due to new revenues provided by the Baku-Tbilisi-Ce ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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State Game Reserves Of Azerbaijan
A list of protected areas of Azerbaijan: Parks Reserves * Ag-Gel Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Ag-Gelskiy State Reserve * Alty-Agachskiy State Reserve *Apsheron Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Arazboyu Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Barda Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Byandovan Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Dashalti Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Eller Oyugu State Nature Reserve * Gabala Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Garayazi State Reserve * Gil Adasi Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Gizildja Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Ismayilli Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Karagel State Reserve * Karayaz-Akstafa Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Kichik Kizil Agach Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Korchay Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Kubatli Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Lachin Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * Pirkulinskiy State Reserve * Qusar Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve * S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |