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Zakaznik Kusavlisay

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

Tajikistan (Asia and the Pacific)

Date of Submission: 04/04/2006
Criteria: (vii)(x)
Category: Natural
Submission prepared by:
State Committee on environment conservation and forestry of the Republic of Tajikistan
Coordinates:
68 45 00 E 39 43 50 N68 36 20 E 39 30 40 N68 32 05 E 39 34 30 N68 46 00 E 39 43 20 N
Ref.: 2109

Description

The botanical zakaznik (reserve) Kusavlisay situated on the North slopes of Turkestan mountain ridge to the north direction from Shahristan pass of Dushanbe – Hodjent road. It is contiguous with Republic of Uzbekistan on the west. True altitudes in the pass points reach 2700-3000 m. The north steep slope is very stony.

The main of establishment of the reserve is conservation of juniper forest massif. Its vegetation is represented by three species of juniper: zerafshan, turkestan and semigloboza.

The fauna of the zakaznik is very rich. Juniper forests are the place of habitat of tolai hare, bears, wild boars, mountain sheep, goats and others.