Kuru-Kol Forest Reserve
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The Kuru-Kol Forest Reserve (or Kurukol Forest reserve) is located in Ala-Buka District
of Jalal-Abad Province
of Kyrgyzstan
. 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.
Ala-Buka District
Ala-Buka is a raion of Jalal-Abad Province in western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Ala-Buka.:...
of Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad Province, also known as Jalalabat , is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by Talas Province, Chui Province, Naryn Province, Osh Province and Uzbekistan. The Jalal-Abad Province was established on November 21, 1939...
of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. It was established in 1975 with a purpose of conservation of Schrenk's Spruce
Schrenk's Spruce
Schrenk's Spruce, Picea schrenkiana, is a spruce native to the Tian Shan mountains of central Asia in western China , Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Northern Pakistan. It grows at altitudes of 1,300-3,600 metres, usually in pure forests, sometimes mixed with the Tien Shan variety of Siberian Fir...
(Picea schrenkiana). Among other trees growing in the forest reserve are wild ash, maple, hawthorn, barberry, etc. The forest reserve occupies 348 hectares.