Eldar Pine State Reserve is a state reserve in Azerbaijan. It was established on the area of 16.86 km
2 of Samuh administrative region on December 16, 2004.
In 1967 the reserve (with the area of 3.92 km
2) was transformed into the branch of
Goy-Gol State Reserve.
At present this reserve surrounds 16.86 km
2 area and complex has been founded in the reserve.
Eldar Pine
The reserve is mainly designed for preserving and protecting of rare and endemic species of trees;
Eldar Pine.
Expansion
On December 28, 2006, the
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 th ...
i Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Minister;
Huseyn Bagirov announced the expansion of the Eldar Pine State Reserve. The minister said a project concerning the enlargement of the territory had been launched. The main goal of the project is to protect one of the rare trees of the nature, the
Eldar Pine tree, which can only be found in the region.
See also
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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 ind ...
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National Parks of Azerbaijan
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State Reserves of Azerbaijan
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State Game Reserves of Azerbaijan
References
State reserves of Azerbaijan
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