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Samur Yalama National Park

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Location
  
Khachmaz Rayon

Phone
  
+994 23 322 35 01

Address
  
Khachmaz, Azerbaijan

Designated as world heritage site
  
5 November 2012

Samur-Yalama National Park

Area
  
11,772.45 hectares (117.7245 km)

Governing body
  
Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

Similar
  
Absheron National Park, Lake Göygöl, Talysh Mountains

samur yalama national park


Samur-Yalama National Park is a national park of Azerbaijan. It was established by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, on November 5, 2012 within the territory of Khachmaz Rayon administrative districts. Its surface area is 11,772.45 hectares (117.7245 km2).

Contents

The park's goal is preservation of the biological and genetic diversity of several unique natural areas, as well as the historical-cultural objects of the region. In addition eco-tourism and recreation is aimed to be developed. Some tourist routes start in Yalama.

Description

The largest portion of the park is in the Caspian coastal zone, which is heavily forested. Several landscapes can be found: littoral landscapes, wooded landscapes, forest-bush landscapes, bushes and arid steppe landscapes. There are four climate zones, with different amounts of rainfall: in the coastal zones less than 350 mm, and in the inland zones more than 450 mm. The soil varies form very sandy to very clayed.

Flora

The dominant tree species are chestnut oak and Persian ironwood.

Fauna

Some characteristic species are black kite, eastern imperial eagle, otter, reed cat, lynx, chamois, Caspian red deer and brown bear.

In the coastal waters belonging to the national park, stellate sturgeon, brown trout, eel, pikeperch and Caspian kutum can be found.

References

Samur-Yalama National Park Wikipedia