The Nuratau Mountains (Uzbek: Nurota tog'lari, Russian: Нурата́у or Нурати́нский хребе́т) is a mountain range located in Uzbekistan and constitutes one of the western buttresses of the Gissar Range. It borders Aydar Lake to the north, the town of Nurata to the west, the Kyzylkum Desert to the south, and the Sanzar river to the east. Stretching over 170 km in east–west direction it culminates in the 2169 m Mount Zargar.[1]
The range is composed chiefly of sandstone and limestone. It has a flat crest, a steep and rocky northern slope, and a gentle southern slope.[2]
The Nuratau-Kyzylkum Biosphere Reserveedit
The Nuratau-Kyzylkum Biosphere Reserve (NKBR) was established "to conserve the globally important biodiversity, landscapes and cultural assets of the Nuratau Mountain Range and the adjacent Kyzylkum Desert".[3] The Reserve is said to be the only place in the world where the endangered Severtsov wild sheep (Ovis ammon severtzovi) still roam in the wild.[4] It has also an endemic collection of unique flora and a diverse spread of nut and fruit trees, including strands of pistachio and rare walnut.[5]
Referencesedit
^Nuratau in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition 1970-1979.
^Marie-Franc̦oise Brunet, Tom McCann, Edward R. Sobel: Geological Evolution of Central Asian Basins and the Western Tien Shan Range, 2017, p.442.
^Nuratau-Kyzylkum Biosphere Reserve Retrieved 15 Oktober 2021.
^Key biodiversity of the Reserve Retrieved 15 Oktober 2021.
^Distribution map of Tulips of the Nuratau Mountains and South-Eastern Kyzylkum Retrieved 15 Oktober 2021.
January 01, 1970
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