The document discusses several State Reserves in Azerbaijan, providing brief descriptions of each one. They were created between 1925-2004 for purposes like preserving natural ecosystems, rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, and preventing soil erosion. The reserves described are Geygel, Gizilagach, Zagatala, Turyanchaysky, Pirgulinsky, Shirvan, Garayazinsky, Basitchaysky, Ismayilli, Gara, Ilisu, Shahbuz, and Eldar Pine Tree.

1. Reserves of Azerbaijan
State Reserves of Azerbaijan
State reserves - areas with the status of research and
development departments, created to preserve in its
original form characteristic and rare natural
complexes, the study of natural processes and
events. Prohibited the use of land for economic
purposes of state reserves, as well as being within
itwater, flora and fauna.

2. Geygel State Reserve
 Geygel State Reserve - the first in
Azerbaijan reserve, created
in1925. The status of the reserve has
repeatedly been eliminated, re-
created in the 1965th year. The main
reason forthe creation of the
reserve - the preservation of natural
systemsin the subalpine zone of the
northern slopes of the Lesser
Caucasus. The bulk of the
reserve with a total
area of 6739hectares
of forested area. The fauna of the
reserve consists of
representatives from various animals
and birds. Among them -a
noble Caucasian deer, bear, deer,
lynx, birds - black vultures,
mountain grouse, beaver and
other water basins in the trout. Of
the more than 420 species of
plants 20 - endemic.

3. Gizilagach State Nature Reserve
 Gizilagach State Nature Reserve was
established in 1929 to the year in the
south-west of the Caspian Sea (lake) in
the area of ​88 400 hectares to winter,
maintaining and increasing the number
of migratory, wading birds and
wildlife. The reserve is included in the
UNESCO list of the Ramsar
Convention "On the
international importance
of wetlands as places of residence of
aquatic birds." Most of the birds listed in
the "Red Book" of Azerbaijan, is
observed in the reserve and
border areas. Here you can find 248
species of birds. The reserve is home
towolves, jungle cat, badger, fox
and other mammals. The waterbasin of
the reserve is found 54 species of fish.

4. Zagatala State Nature Reserve
 Zagatala State Nature Reserve was established in
1929 to the year in the middle of the southern
slope of the Greater Caucasus Mountain
Range in Zagatala and Balakan regions,an area
of ​25.2 hectares. The
reserve repeatedly changed, andnow stands
at 23,800 hectares. Main purpose of the reserve -
the preservation of subalpine plants of natural
complexes ofAlpine and nivalskih belts. In the
reserve of the
ancient speciesare rhododendron, beech, Caucasi
an blueberry, velvet maple,Dryopteris, cherry laur
el, and other fauna is very rich. It is home to the
Dagestan mountain tour, deer, roe deer, wild
boar, bear,badger, fox, lynx, jerboa, etc.
Expansion of territory Zagatala State
Nature Reserve and its transformation into
a Biosphere State Nature Reserve - one of the
most important tasks for today. In this
regard, the Ministry ofEnvironment and Natural
Resources filed a petition to the Cabinet
of Ministers.

5. Turyanchaysky State Nature
Reserve
 Turyanchaysky State Nature
Reserve was created in 1958 to
the year on the area of ​
12.63 hectares to the
conservation and restoration
of arid landscapes of
forests Bozdag and limitationsof
the mountain
slopes, erosion sources. The
reserve in Januaryof 2003 was
increased to 22, 5 hectares. In
the reserve there are3 types
of juniper (weeping,
red, prolific),

6. Pirgulinsky State Nature
Reserve
Pirgulinsky State Nature
Reserve was created in
1968 by an area of ​
1521 hectares for
conservation of mountain-
forestlandscape,
particularly vegetation of
various kinds, fertile soil, an
increase in forest areas, to
prevent pollination of
airdetrimental effect on
the astroclimate. The reserve's
floraincludes more than 60
species. The
mammals inhabit gray bear,
wolf, wild cat, lynx, wild boar,
roe deer, and others

7. Shirvan State
Natural Reserve
Shirvan State Natural Reserve was
established in 1969 to the year on a site area
​
of 17,445 Reserve of Bandovan hectares to
maintain and increase the population of
gazelles, waterfowl. In 1982, the territory of
the reserve expanded and increased
to25,800 hectares. 3.5 hectare area of the
water basin. The ornithological fauna of the
reserve is very rich. In
the winterwetlands and rare and
valuable nesting migratory birds. In 2003,
the bulk of the reserve transferred to the
Shirvan National Park, at the present time, the
total area of ​the reserve is 6232hectares. After
you create on the order of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan on July 5, 2003rd,
​
the Shirvan National Park area of Shirvan State
Natural Reserve was 6232hectares.

8. Garayazinsky State Nature
Reserve
 Garayazinsky State Nature Reserve was
created in 1978 to the year
of 4855 hectares of the area in order to
preserve and
restore riparian forest, stretching along
the coast of Kura. The main object is
a protected rare and
endangered tugaiecological system, which
is located along the
middle Kura. Inriparian forests of the
main species are most
commonbelolistvennye poplar, oak, alder
and black locust. Of thecloven-hoofed
animals can be found wild boar, deer,
of birds - a pigeon, a pheasant.
July 2, 2003-
year area Garayazinskogo Nature
Reserveexpanded to 4803 hectares
and 9568 hectares brought up.

9. Basitchaysky State Nature Reserve
 Basitchaysky State Nature
Reserve was created in 1974 to
the year on the area of ​107
hectares for conservation of
rare Orientalplane tree.
Oriental plane
tree covers 93, 5% of the
reserve. The average age of the
plane tree is 170 years
old. However, there are plane
trees-
giants, whom years 1200-1500,
the height of 50 metersand a
diameter of up to 4 meters.

10. Ismayilli State Nature Reserve
 Ismayilli State Nature Reserve was created in
​
1981 to the yearin the area of 5778
hectares in order to preserve natural
systems on the southern slope of Great
Caucasus. In July of 2003, the territory of the
reserve expanded to 10.96 hectaresand the
total area increased to 16.7
thousand hectares. The reserve forest-
forming tree species are beech,
hornbeam and oak, some maple, linden,
etc. Of these, relating to the thirdperiod of
the chestnut oak and yew, are included in the
"Red Book" of Azerbaijan. At the
reserve inhabited by some
170vertebrates. Here you can find 104
species of birds belonging to 13 orders. The
mammals inhabit gray bear, wild cat, lynx,
Caucasian red deer, roe deer, Dagestan goat,
etc.
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11. Gara State Nature Reserve
 Gara State Nature Reserve was
created in 1987 by an area of ​240
ha in order to preserve the
ecological system of the
raremountain lakes of glacial
origin and nature of the
complexaround the
water basin. The lake is
fed primarily by snow, rain
and some springs. The reserve's
flora is represented
by 278families of plants,
68 species and over
100 species. In
the1967th year, the
lake trout allowed.

12. Ilisu State Reserve
 Ilisu State Reserve was created in
​
1987 by an area of 9.3hectares for
the protection of the natural
complex of the southern slopes of the
Greater Caucasus, preserve and
enhance rare and endangered species
of flora and fauna, restoration of the
oldtypes of forests, preventing soil
erosion and landslides . The reserve
is about 500 plant species, of which
about 60 - endemic.It is home
to deer, roe deer, mountain tour, wild
boar, squirreland other animals.

13. Shahbuz State Nature Reserve
 Shahbuz State Nature Reserve was
created by order of the President
of the Republic of Azerbaijan June
16, 2003 the yearin
the administrative area of ​
3139 hectares Shahbuz district of
the Nakhichevan Autonomous
Republic. At Batabatskoyterritory
mainly developed mining landscap
e of the field. The basis of
the flora of this area are medicinal
plants, oak trees, the fauna is
represented by such birds as
the partridge,nightingale shirokohv
osty, and mammals such as
brown bear, badger, lynx, etc.

14. State natural reserve "Eldar pine-
tree
 State natural reserve
"Eldar pine-tree" was
created December 16, 2004-
th, the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan to
theadministrative area of ​
1686 hectares Samukh
region. Mainpurpose of
the reserve -
save Eldar pine, which is
a rare
andendemic species, and juni
pers.

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