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Kuru-Köl Forest Reserve

Coordinates: 41°36′N 71°22′E / 41.600°N 71.367°E / 41.600; 71.367
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Kuru-Köl Forest Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Kuru-Köl Forest Reserve
Map showing the location of Kuru-Köl Forest Reserve
Location in Kyrgyzstan
LocationAla-Buka District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates41°36′N 71°22′E / 41.600°N 71.367°E / 41.600; 71.367
Area348 ha
Established1975

The Kuru-Köl Forest Reserve (Kyrgyz: Куру-Көл токой заказниги, also Курукол Kurukol) is located in the Ala-Buka rural community, Ala-Buka District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.[1] It was established in 1975 with a purpose of conservation of Schrenk's Spruce (Picea schrenkiana). Among other trees growing in the forest reserve are wild ash, maple, hawthorn, barberry, etc. The forest reserve occupies 348 hectares.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 86–91.
  2. ^ Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.
  3. ^ "Курукол заказниги" [Kuru-Köl Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 310.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)