Bird Garden of Isfahan
32°38′27″N 51°36′34″E / 32.64083°N 51.60944°E / 32.64083; 51.60944
Date opened1990s
LocationIsfahan, Iran
Land area17000
No. of animals5000 birds
No. of species130[1]
Major exhibitsdifferent species of birds from different parts of Iran and other countries

The Bird Garden of Isfahan was founded in 1998 by the municipality of Isfahan and it is now under the supervision of the recreation and welfare organization of the municipality. The garden has an area of 17000 .[2] It's enclosed and covered by a chain-link fence pitched on 16 moveable metal pillars with a height of up to 32 m. More than 5000 birds from 130 different species are kept in the garden. The birds are native to different parts of Iran and also other countries like Australia, Indonesia, China, and Tanzania.[3]

References

  1. "معرفی باغ پرندگان". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  2. "Isfahan Municipality Portal". isfahan.ir. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16.
  3. Yaghoubi, Hosseyn (2004). Arash, Beheshti (ed.). Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān [Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan] (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 139. ISBN 964-334-218-2.
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