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Ghzil-Aghaj State Reserve (Qızılağac dövlət qoruğu), meaning golden tree, was established on July 3, 1929, by the Committee on Protection of the Ancient and Art Monuments of Azerbaijan on an area of 884 km2 on Ghizil-Agaj Bay at the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea, in Lankaran District, southeastern Azerbaijan.[1]

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  1. 35 relations: Ag-Gel National Park, Azerbaijan, Black francolin, Black stork, Caspian kutum, Caspian Sea, Clupea, Common bream, Dalmatian pelican, Eastern imperial eagle, Environment of Azerbaijan, Eurasian carp, Eurasian spoonbill, Flathead grey mullet, Golden eagle, Great bustard, Great white pelican, Greater flamingo, Kura Island, Lankaran District, List of protected areas of Azerbaijan, List of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance, Little bustard, Marbled duck, Mute swan, National parks of Azerbaijan, Ramsar Convention, Red Book of Azerbaijan, Red-breasted goose, Sander marinus, Sociable lapwing, State reserves of Azerbaijan, Wels catfish, Western swamphen, White-tailed eagle.

  2. Lankaran District
  3. Ramsar sites in Azerbaijan
  4. State reserves of Azerbaijan

Ag-Gel National Park

Ag-Gel National Park (Ağ göl Milli Parkı) — is a national park of Azerbaijan.

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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia.

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Black francolin

The black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes.

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Black stork

The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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Caspian kutum

The Caspian kutum (Rutilus kutum) or Caspian white fish is a member of the family Cyprinidae from brackish water habitats of the Caspian Sea and from its freshwater tributaries.

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Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake and sometimes referred to as a full-fledged sea.

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Clupea

Clupea is genus of planktivorous bony fish belonging to the family Clupeidae, commonly known as herrings.

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Common bream

The common bream (Abramis brama), also known as the freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream, carp bream or sweaty bream, is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.

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Dalmatian pelican

The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans.

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Eastern imperial eagle

The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through West and Central Asia.

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Environment of Azerbaijan

The environment of Azerbaijan, includes a wide diversity of climates, animals, plants, and habitats.

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Eurasian carp

The Eurasian carp or European carp (Cyprinus carpio), widely known as the common carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.

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Eurasian spoonbill

The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.

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Flathead grey mullet

The flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae.

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Golden eagle

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Great bustard

The great bustard (Otis tarda) is a bird in the bustard family, and the only living member of the genus Otis.

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Great white pelican

The great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or simply white pelican is a bird in the pelican family.

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Greater flamingo

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family.

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Kura Island

Kura or Kurkosa (Kür dili), also known as Kurinskiy in the Russian language, is the largest island of Azerbaijan.

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Lankaran District

Lankaran District (script) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan.

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List of protected areas of Azerbaijan

A list of protected areas of Azerbaijan.

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List of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance

Ramsar sites are protected under by the Ramsar Convention an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.

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Little bustard

The little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Tetrax.

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Marbled duck

The marbled duck or marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) is a medium-sized species of duck from southern Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia.

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Mute swan

The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae.

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National parks of Azerbaijan

National parks of Azerbaijan are run by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).

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Red Book of Azerbaijan

The Red Book of Azerbaijan is an official state document on the status of rare and endangered species of wild animals and plants in Azerbaijan.

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Red-breasted goose

The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia.

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Sander marinus

Sander marinus, the estuarine perch, also called sea pikeperch or sea zander, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Percidae which includes the perches, ruffes and darters.

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Sociable lapwing

The sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), referred to as the sociable plover in the UK, is a wader in the plover family.

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State reserves of Azerbaijan

State Reserves of Azerbaijan refers to the state reserves in Azerbaijan, which preserve the fauna, flora and their ecosystems.

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Wels catfish

The wels catfish (or; Silurus glanis), also called sheatfish or just wels, is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, in the basins of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas.

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Western swamphen

The western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a species of swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen.

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White-tailed eagle

The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the 'sea eagle', is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia.

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See also

Lankaran District

Ramsar sites in Azerbaijan

State reserves of Azerbaijan

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghizil-Agaj_State_Reserve

Also known as Gizil-Agach State Reserve, Gyzylaghadj State Reserve, Kizil-Agach State Nature Reserve.