The Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve (Kyrgyz: Балтыр-Хан токой заказниги, also Балтыркан Baltyrkan, Russian: Лесной заказник Батраханский) is located in the Avletim rural community, Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.[1] Established in 1975, it covers 304 hectares.[2] Its purpose is conservation of Siberian Fir (Abies sibirica var. semenovii). Among other trees growing in the forest reserve are Schrenk's Spruce (Picea schrenkiana subsp. tianshanica), Persian walnut (Juglans regia), maple (Acer tataricum ssp. semenovii), wild apple (Malus sieversii), etc.[3]
| Baltyr-Khan Forest Reserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Location | Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan |
| Coordinates | 41°48′N 71°50′E / 41.800°N 71.833°E |
| Area | 304 ha (750 acres) |
| Established | 1975 |
References
edit- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 86–91.
- ^ "Балтыркан заказниги" [Baltyr-Khan Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 308.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.
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