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
''Pinus brutia'', commonly known as the Turkish pine and Calabrian pine, is a species of pine native to the eastern Mediterranean region. The bulk of its range is in Turkey, but certain varieties are naturalized as far east as Afghanistan. It is ...
.
Expansion
On December 28, 2006, the
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
i Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Minister;
Huseyn Bagirov
Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or ...
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
''Pinus brutia'', commonly known as the Turkish pine and Calabrian pine, is a species of pine native to the eastern Mediterranean region. The bulk of its range is in Turkey, but certain varieties are naturalized as far east as Afghanistan. It is ...
tree, which can only be found in the region.
See also
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Nature of Azerbaijan
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National protection
Due to the tapping of oil reserves in the early 20th century, Azerbaijan has had sufficient resources to develop an indus ...
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National Parks of Azerbaijan
National parks of Azerbaijan are run by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The first national park established was Zangezur National Park in 2003. Since then, a further 9 national parks have been establi ...
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State Reserves of Azerbaijan
State Reserves of Azerbaijan refers to the state reserves in Azerbaijan, which preserve the fauna, flora and their ecosystems.
State Reserves bear the status of governmental establishments aimed at environmental protection and scientific researc ...
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State Game Reserves of Azerbaijan
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Parks
Reserves
* Ag-Gel Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve
* Ag-Gelskiy State Reserve
* Alty-Agachskiy State Reserve
* Apsheron Nature S ...
References
State reserves of Azerbaijan
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