Aygül-Tash
| Aygül-Tash | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Location | Batken District, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan |
| Coordinates | 39°57′33″N 70°57′48″E / 39.9591°N 70.9634°E |
| Established | 2009 |
Aygül-Tash (Kyrgyz: Айгүл-Таш тоосу, Russian: Гора Айгуль-Таш) is a botanical reserve in Batken District of Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. It was established in 2009 with a purpose of conservation of unique nature complexes and biodiversity of Kyrgyzstan.[1]
Kyrgyzstan's State Commission for Environmental Protection and Forestry plans to give the area a special level of protection, with the aim of preserving the endemic Aigul flower.[2]
References
- ^ On establishment of the State Botanical Reserve of Republican significance Mountain Aygul-Tash [Об образовании государственного ботанического заказника республиканского значения «Гора Айгуль-Таш»] (Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 628) (in Russian). October 9, 2009.
- ^ MASALIEVA, Jazgul (2018-10-04). "Aigul-Tash mountain proposed to be made specially protected area". 24.kg. Retrieved 2021-04-19.