Jel-Tiybes Botanical Reserve | |
Iucn Category: | IV |
Location: | Kyrgyzstan |
Nearest City: | Tash-Kömür |
Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | 41.5°N 80°W |
Area: | 800 hectares |
Established: | 1975 |
Jel-Tiybes Botanical Reserve (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Жел-Тийбес ботаникалык заказниги) is a reserve located in Aksy District of Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan to the northwest of Tash-Kömür.[1] Its purpose is to conserve a reference section of semi-desert. Sporadic bushes of Caragana and pistachio grow in the area. Established in 1975, the reserve occupies 800 hectares.[2] [3]