Sünt-Hasardag 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 saf ...

('' zakaznik'') of

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 ...

. It is part of

Sünt-Hasardag Nature Reserve Sünt-Hasardag Nature Reserve is a nature reserve (''zapovednik'') of Turkmenistan. Established in 1977 for the protection of indigenous flora and fauna, it is located in south-western part of the Kopetdag Range in Balkan Province Balkan R ...

. It was separated from the Central site of the reserve with a view of improving the social and economic conditions of the population of

Magtymguly District Magtymguly District (formerly Garrygala District) is a district of Balkan Province in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the ...

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090609072344/http://natureprotection.gov.tm/reserve_tm.html Sanctuaries in Turkmenistan {{Asia-protected-area-stub