Eldar Pine State Reserve
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Eldar Pine State Reserve is a state reserve in Azerbaijan. It was established on the area of 16.86 km² of Samuh administrative region by a decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic December 16th, 2004.

In 1967 the reserve (with the area of 3.92 km²) was transformed into the branch of Goy-Gol State Reserve.

At present this reserve surrounds 16.86 km² area and complex has been founded in the reserve
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Eldar Pine

The reserve is mainly designed for preserving and protecting of rare and endemic species of trees; Eldar Pine.

Expansion

On December 28th, 2006 the Azerbaijani
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

 Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Minister; Huseyn Bagirov announced the expansion of the Eldar Pine State Reserve. The minister said a project concerning the enlargement of the territory had been launched. The main goal of the project is to protect one of the rare trees of the nature, the Eldar Pine tree, which can only be found in the region .

See also

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    Nature of Azerbaijan
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  • State Reserves of Azerbaijan
    State Reserves of Azerbaijan
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