Sarygamyş 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 ...
'') of Turkmenistan.
It is part of
Gaplaňgyr Nature Reserve
Gaplaňgyr or Kaplankyr is a mountain plateau and nature reserve (''zapovednik'') of northern Turkmenistan. It was established in 1979.
It is a place for the protection and restoration of indigenous flora and fauna, it is located on the Gaplaňgy ...
. It was established for the protection of beaches of
Sarygamyş Lake, flying natatorial birds and lambing places of gazelles.
External links
Government-designated nature reserves of Turkmenistan
Sanctuaries in Turkmenistan
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