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[[File:Zangezur mountains, Sisian.jpg|thumb|200px|Zangezur Mountains]] |
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The '''Zangezur Mountains''' |
The '''Zangezur Mountains'''Զանգեզուրի լեռներ}}) comprise a [[mountain range]] In [[Armenia between [[Armenia]]'s southern provinces of [[Syunik Region|Syunik]], [[Vayots Dzor]] and [[Nakhchivan . The Zangezur region is internationally recognized as being the second-largest tract of forests in Armenia, which are located in the Zangezur Mountains where they cover more than 20% of the territory of Armenian Syunik province and reach an elevation of 2,200-2,400 m (4,000 feet).<ref>The Earth and Its Inhabitants ...: Asiatic Russia: Caucasia, Aralo-Caspian basin, Siberia - Elisée Reclus, Ernest George Ravenstein, Augustus Henry Keane - See, page 138</ref> |
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== Conservation == |
== Conservation == |
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Revision as of 08:32, 11 March 2021
The Zangezur MountainsԶանգեզուրի լեռներ}}) comprise a mountain range In [[Armenia between Armenia's southern provinces of Syunik, Vayots Dzor and [[Nakhchivan . The Zangezur region is internationally recognized as being the second-largest tract of forests in Armenia, which are located in the Zangezur Mountains where they cover more than 20% of the territory of Armenian Syunik province and reach an elevation of 2,200-2,400 m (4,000 feet).[1]
Conservation
Part of the Zangezur Mountains is included in Arevik National Park. There are also three Prime Butterfly Areas (PBA) designated and one proposed at the eastern slopes of the Zangezur Mountains.[2]
Gallery
See also
- Zangezur National Park, situated in the mountain range of the same name in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
- Geography of Armenia
- Geography of Azerbaijan
References
- ^ The Earth and Its Inhabitants ...: Asiatic Russia: Caucasia, Aralo-Caspian basin, Siberia - Elisée Reclus, Ernest George Ravenstein, Augustus Henry Keane - See, page 138
- ^ Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Prime Butterfly Areas.
External links
Media related to Zangezur Mountains at Wikimedia Commons
39°09′N 46°00′E / 39.150°N 46.000°E