Gaplaňgyr Nature Reserve
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Gaplaňgyr or Kaplankyr is a mountain plateau and nature reserve (zapovednik) of northern Turkmenistan. It was established in 1979.
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Map of Turkmenistan | |
Location | Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan |
Coordinates | 41°06′00″N 57°14′00″E |
Area | 2822 km² |
Established | 1979 |
Official name | Cold Winter Deserts of Turan |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | ix, x |
Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
Reference no. | 1693[1] |
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It is a place for the protection and restoration of indigenous flora and fauna, it is located on the Gaplaňgyr Plateau at the southern spur of the Ustyurt Plateau at the border with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the north-west of Daşoguz Province. It covers an area of 2822 km².