It is a place for the protection and restoration of indigenous flora and fauna, it is located on the Gaplaňgyr Plateau at the southern spur of the Ustyurt Plateau at the border with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the north-west of Daşoguz Province. It covers an area of 2822 km².
Twenty-six species of mammals, 147 species of birds, and 918 species of higher plants have been recorded in Kaplankyr reserve. Protected rare species of animals found in the reserve include, Central Asian gazelle, the Ustyurt Mountain sheep, honey badger as well as substantial population of the Saiga antelope that migrate here from Karakalpakstan in the winter. Plants include the Khiva thistle, Turkmen tulip, Antonia's gypsophila, Karelin sand acacia, and 55 other endemic species. The Gaplaňgyr Nature Reserve also incorporates two sanctuaries: Sarygamyş Sanctuary, which was established in 1980 as a lake-coastal ecosystems, and Şasenem Sanctuary, which was established in 1984 for the preservation of stony desert and the Turkmenian kulan.
References
National Program for the Protection of the Environment, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 149–151 (in Russian)
February 09, 2023
gaplaňgyr, nature, reserve, gaplaňgyr, kaplankyr, mountain, plateau, nature, reserve, zapovednik, northern, turkmenistan, established, 1979, turkmenistanlocationdaşoguz, province, turkmenistancoordinates41, 233333, 233333, coordinates, 233333, 233333area2822, . Gaplangyr or Kaplankyr is a mountain plateau and nature reserve zapovednik of northern Turkmenistan It was established in 1979 Gaplangyr Nature ReserveMap of TurkmenistanLocationDasoguz Province TurkmenistanCoordinates41 06 00 N 57 14 00 E 41 1 N 57 233333 E 41 1 57 233333 Coordinates 41 06 00 N 57 14 00 E 41 1 N 57 233333 E 41 1 57 233333Area2822 km Established1979It is a place for the protection and restoration of indigenous flora and fauna it is located on the Gaplangyr Plateau at the southern spur of the Ustyurt Plateau at the border with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the north west of Dasoguz Province It covers an area of 2822 km Fauna and flora EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Saiga antelope Twenty six species of mammals 147 species of birds and 918 species of higher plants have been recorded in Kaplankyr reserve Protected rare species of animals found in the reserve include Central Asian gazelle the Ustyurt Mountain sheep honey badger as well as substantial population of the Saiga antelope that migrate here from Karakalpakstan in the winter Plants include the Khiva thistle Turkmen tulip Antonia s gypsophila Karelin sand acacia and 55 other endemic species The Gaplangyr Nature Reserve also incorporates two sanctuaries Sarygamys Sanctuary which was established in 1980 as a lake coastal ecosystems and Sasenem Sanctuary which was established in 1984 for the preservation of stony desert and the Turkmenian kulan References EditNational Program for the Protection of the Environment Ashgabat 2002 pp 149 151 in Russian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaplangyr Nature Reserve amp oldid 1132305635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
