Ogurja Ada
Ogurja Ada (sometimes also spelt "Ogurga") is the largest island in Turkmenistan and the longest in the Caspian Sea. Ogurja Island is also widely known by its Russian name Ogurchinskiy Island (Ostrov Ogurchinskiy).
Ogurja lies in the Southeastern coastal areas of the Caspian Sea. It is located 17 Km SSW of the southern tip of the Cheleken Peninsula.
Ogurja Ada is very long and narrow. It runs from north to south, having a length of 47 Km and a maximum width of 3 Km.
Administratively Ogurja Ada belongs to the Balkan Province (Balkan Welaýaty) of Turkmenistan.
Ecology
Caspian seals (Pusa caspica) and a number of different marine birds are common on the shores of this long island. Gazelles (jeirans) are also to be found on Ogurja Island. The gazelles are not endemic to the island, but were settled there as part of a natural reserve project during Soviet times when Turkmenistan was part of the USSR. Ogurja Ada is now part of the Hazar Nature Reserve of Turkmenistan.
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