Gissar State Reserve, Uzbekistan

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Organised in 1983. Its area is 80986.1 hectares of which 12203 ha. are covered by forestry, 27450 ha. by meadows, and 171 is made up of reservoirs. There are 870 species of plants and about 140 species of animals inhabiting its territory. The staff of reserve equals 56 employees, of which 35 are state inspection staff, and 8 scientific employees.
Gissar is located in the Kashkadarya area, on western spurs of Gissar ridge. The objective is to save natural complexes and ecosystems of the Gissar ridge.


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