Ogurjaly Sanctuary is a
sanctuary
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a sa ...
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zakaznik
Zakaznik (russian: зака́зник, зака́зники, transliterated: ''zakaznik, zakazniki''; uk, singular: заказни́к or зака́зник; plural: заказники́ or зака́зники, transliterated: ''zakaznyk'', ''zak ...
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Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
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It is located on the
Ogurchinskiy Island. It is part of
Hazar Nature Reserve. It was established for semifree maintenance and livestock reproduction of gazelles.
External links
Türkmenistanyň Tebigaty goramak ministrligi hakyndaHazar State Nature Reserve- UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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Sanctuaries in Turkmenistan