Jel-Tiybes Botanical Reserve

Jel-Tiybes Botanical Reserve (Kyrgyz: Жел-Тийбес ботаникалык заказниги) is a reserve located in Aksy District of Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan to the northwest of Tash-Kömür.[1] Its purpose is to conserve a reference section of semi-desert. Sporadic bushes of Caragana and pistachio grow in the area. Established in 1975, the reserve occupies 800 hectares.[2][3]

Jel-Tiybes Botanical Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Jel-Tiybes Botanical Reserve
Map showing the location of Jel-Tiybes Botanical Reserve
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Location Kyrgyzstan
Nearest cityTash-Kömür
Coordinates41°30′N 72°08′E
Area800 hectares
Established1975

References
  1. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 86–91.
  2. Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.
  3. "Желтийбес заказниги" [Jel-Tiybes 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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