Hazar State Nature Reserve

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Hazar Nature Reserve (Turkmen: Hazar goraghanasy) is a nature reserve (zapovednik) of Turkmenistan.

It is located on the south-east coast of the Caspian Sea, in Balkan Province and covers an area of 2,690 km2. Ogurjaly Sanctuary is part of this nature reserve.

The climate is continental, the average annual temperature is 15 degrees Celsius.

Key facts

Type
protected area, nature reserve
Built
3 October 1932
Area
267,961 hectares
Part of
list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia
Heritage status
Tentative World Heritage Site

Facts from Wikidata.

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The text on this page comes from: Hazar State Nature Reserve (en.wikipedia.org), as of 6 July 2026

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