Oy-Kayyng Botanical Reserve

The Oy-Kayyng Botanical Reserve (Kyrgyz: Ой-Кайың ботаникалык заказниги) is located in Alay District of Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan.[1] It was established in 1975 to protect the habitat of endemic Ostrowskia magnifica. The botanical reserve occupies 50 hectares.[2][3]

Oy-Kayyng Botanical Reserve
Kyrgyz: Ой-Кайың заказниги
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Oy-Kayyng Botanical Reserve
Map showing the location of Oy-Kayyng Botanical Reserve
Location in Kyrgyzstan
LocationAlay District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates39°56′N 73°51′E
Area50 ha
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. "Ойкайың заказниги" [Oy-Kayyng Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 310.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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