Aral-Paygambar

Aral-Paygambar (Payg'ambar Orol, Арал-Пайгамбар) which means the Island of the prophet. It is an island on Amu Darya river which separates Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. The nature reserve created in 1960 on the island of Aral-Paygambar on Amu Darya river near Termez. The square. 3.1 hectares for conservation of riparian forests and the unique population of Bukhara deer. In all there are 150 species of plants, 21 species of mammals, 143 - birds, 25 - reptiles, ca. 35 - fish. Many rare and endangered species, including large and small Amu Darya shovelnose, golden eagles, black storks, jungle cat, dressing, Asian otters, etc. In recent years, due to the reduction of floods and expansion households. activity in the floodplain degradation Nat. complex.

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