Amyderýa Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Amyderýa Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Amyderýa Nature Reserve
LocationLebap Province,  Turkmenistan
Coordinates39°39′N 62°51′E / 39.650°N 62.850°E / 39.650; 62.850
Area495 km²
Established1982

Amyderýa Nature Reserve (Turkmen: Amyderýa goraghanasy) is a nature reserve (zapovednik) of north-eastern Turkmenistan.

Established in 1982 to protect part of the Amu Darya River, it is located in the north-east of Lebap Province and covers an area of 495 km2.

It also incorporates one sanctuary:

References

  • National Program for the Protection of the Environment, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 149–151 (in Russian)
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