Köýtendag Nature Reserve

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Köýtendag Nature Reserve, formerly Kugitang Nature Reserve, is a nature reserve (zapovednik) in the extreme east of Turkmenistan.

Geography

Established in 1986, it is located in the Köýtendag Range of Lebap Province and covers an area of 271.4 km2. It spreads in the middle and upper mountain belt at an altitude of 900–3139 meters above sea level. The main feature of Koytendag are cave complexes ( more than 300 caves ) that are unique in Eurasia and the diversity of geological processes that formed them and the beauty of geological phenomena. The highest peak of Turkmenistan—Aýrybaba—falls in this nature reserve.

Sanctuaries

It also incorporates four sanctuaries:

Flora and Fauna

This place is one of the 50 important areas for birds and biodiversity in Turkmenistan. The reserve is home for the rare Heptner's markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri).

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