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Kugitangsky Reserve

Date of publication: 19 April 2024 / Views: 2,683

The Kugitang Nature Reserve was created in 1986 with the aim of preserving and restoring the ecosystems of Kugitang. It is located on the western slope of the ridge, its area is small, amounting to only 27,140 hectares. Both the flora and fauna of Kugitang differ significantly from the flora and fauna of Kopetdag and Badkhyz. In the depths of the ridge there are many karst caves, fabulously decorated with stalactites, stalagmites and other sinter formations. Such a developed karst is not found anywhere else in Central Asia. The vegetation at the foot of Kugitang is expressed by grasses, above there is a tree-shrub layer with a predominance of Zeravshan juniper and two types of almonds, and at the top prickly subshrubs dominate. The flora is dominated by Pamir-Alai species, in total 872 species grow here plants, 10% of which are endemic, included in the Red Book of Turkmenistan. Among the mammals of Kugitang, the Bukhara subspecies of mountain sheep, brown bear, Turkestan lynx and the rare markhor markhor goat stand out. Birds are represented by hundreds of species, especially interesting are the paradise flycatcher and the endemic Brahmin starling, which are not found in other mountains of Turkmenistan. The reserve has three reserves: Karlyuksky, Khojapilsky and Khojaburdzhibelentsky with a total area of 90 thousand hectares. On the territory of the first, the famous Karlyuk caves with underground rivers and reservoirs were taken under protection (it was here that the rarest fish was discovered – the Kugitang blind char). The Khojapil reserve is famous for the clear prints of the giant paws of dinosaurs that went extinct millions of years ago. The third reserve protects the sacred pistachio grove of Khoja-Burji-Belent. Thanks to such wonderful creations of nature, the easternmost outskirts of Turkmenistan, despite its remoteness, invariably attracts tourists, speleologists and simply romantics.

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Red Book

Kugitang Nature Reserve (Turkmen: Köýtendag goraghanasy) is a nature reserve in the Lebap velayat of Turkmenistan. The reserve was created in 1989 on an area of 271.4 km² to protect the unique mountain landscapes of the Kugitangtau ridge. In total, there are about 150 plant species, many of them endemic. The reserve is home to 21 species of mammals (buck, Turkmen lynx, white-clawed bear, leopard, bearded vulture), 143 species of birds, 21 of reptiles, 2 of amphibians. Archaeological and paleontological monuments are preserved – traces of dinosaurs, Karlyuk caves and Cap-Coutan caves.

Fauna
The reserve owns three reserves: Karlyuksky, Khojapilsky and Khojaburdzhibelentsky, with a total area of ​​about 90 thousand hectares.
Karlyuk complex reserve with an area of 40 thousand hectares.
Khojapil landscape and paleontological reserve with an area of 31.6 thousand hectares.
Khojaburjibelent landscape reserve with an area of 17.6 thousand hectares.

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