Jazy Game Reserve

Jazy Game Reserve (Kyrgyz: Жазы зоологиялык (аң уулоочу) заказниги, also Ясин Yasin) is a protected area in Özgön District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan.[1][2] It is located in the flood plain of the lower reach of the river Jazy, near the city Özgön. It was established in 1975 to conserve flood plain reed-sandthorn brushwoods and wetlands, serving breeding areas for pheasant, and wintering ground for water-fowl birds. The reserve occupies 5,000 hectares.[3][4]

Jazy Game Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Jazy Game Reserve
Map showing the location of Jazy Game Reserve
Jazy Game Reserve
Location Kyrgyzstan
Nearest cityÖzgön
Coordinates40°46′N 73°26′E
Area5000 hectares
Established1975

References
  1. "Yassin". protected planet.
  2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 86–91.
  3. Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.
  4. "Жазы заказниги" [Jazy Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 309.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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