Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic

ZANGAZUR NATİONAL PARK NAMED AFTER HASAN ALİYEV

1	Name of institution	Zangazur National Park named after Hasan Aliyev
2	Date of establishment	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan № 1249, dated June 16, 2003
3	Address of institution	Nakhchivan AR, Ordubad region
4	Site of institution	Ordubad, Shahbuz, Julfa regions
5	Area scope of institution (ha)	42797,4 ha
6	Head of institution
7	Main tasks of institution	Rehabilitation, protection of biodiversity, organization, development of ecotourism, and implementation of scientific-research and publicity services
8	Protected species	Fauna:leopard, moufflon, bezoar goat, wild boar, Eurasian lynx, manul cat, brown bear, tiger, jackal, fox, striped hyena, badger, squirrel, rabbit, 4 species of amphibians (Syrian garlic frog), 38 species of reptiles (Steppe Ribbon Racer, viper, buffoon and etc.), bearded vulture, great white pelican, dalmatian pelican, spoon-bill, little bustard, white-tailed eagle and etc.; Flora: dorema glabrum, wild thorn, Araz oak, slender-leaf iris, himantoglossum adriaticum.

SHİRVAN NATIONAL PARK

1	Name of institution	Shirvan National Park
2	Date of establishment	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan № 1298, dated July 5, 2003
3	Address of institution	Salyan city, Yenikand village
4	Site of institution	administrative territory of Baku city, Garadag, Salyan and Neftchala regions
5	Area scope of institution (ha)	MP -54373,4, DTQ- 6232,0 Bandovan DTY- 4930,0
6	Co-ordinates	39°31'N / 49°08'E
7	Head of institution	Karimov Seymur Maarif
8	Contact numbers	(0163) 6 11 91; 6 11 92; 6 11 93;
9	Main tasks of institution	Rehabilitation, protection of biodiversity, organization, development of ecotourism, and implementation of scientific-research and publicity services.
10	Protected species	Fauna: gazelle, flamingo, spoon-bill, mute swan, badger, wolf, fox, rabbit, hog, jackal, beaver, ferret, Eurasian lynx; Flora: halocnemum, glasswort, wormwood-ephemeral vegetation formations;

AG GYOL NATIONAL PARK

1	Name of institution	Ag Gyol National Park
2	Date of establishment	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan № 1298, dated July 5, 2003
3	Address of institution	Agjabadi region, 344480
4	Site of institution	Administrative territory of Agjabadi and Beylagan regions
5	Area scope of institution (ha)	17924 ha
6	Co-ordinates	40°00'N / 47°40'E
7	Head of institution	Mehdiyev Logman Miraga (acting director)
8	Main tasks of institution	Rehabilitation, protection of biodiversity, organization, development of ecotourism, and implementation of scientific-research and publicity services.
9	Protected species	Fauna: badger, wolf, fox, rabbit, weasel, hog, jackal, beaver, otter, jungle cat, marbled duck, little bustard, mallard, purple swamphen, white-tailed eagle, whooper swan, mute swan, Dalmatian pelican; Flora: glasswort, weed, reed, halostachys, potash plant, black saline, wormwood, meadow grass and etc.

HİRKAN NATIONAL PARK

1	Name of institution	Hirkan National Park
2	Date of establishment	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan № 81, dated February 9, 2004
3	Address of institution	Lankaran city., Burjali village
4	Site of institution	Administrative territory of Lankaran and Astara regions
5	Area scope of institution (ha)	40358 ha
6	Co-ordinates	38°38'N / 48°43'E
7	Head of institution	Rahimov Rufulla Rashid
8	Contact numbers	0171 760 46, 0171 762 66
9	Main tasks of institution	Rehabilitation, protection of biodiversity, organization, development of ecotourism, and implementation of scientific-research and publicity services.
10	Protected species	Fauna: black stork, weasel, bear, hog, roe, sika deer, wild cat, wolverine, badger, raccoon, wolf, jackal, jungle cat, otter, leopard, lynx, francolin, marbled duck, Talish pheasant, Hirkan tomtit, Dalmatian pelican, bearded vulture, Talish long-mustached. Flora: Hirkan fig, Hirkan box tree, Hirkan pear, ironwood tree, hornbeam, Hirkan butcher's broom.

ALTIAGAJ NATIONAL PARK

1	Name of institution	Altiagaj National Park
2	Date of establishment	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan № 365, dated August 31, 2004
3	Address of institution	Khizi region, Altiagaj dist., Lenin str., 113
4	Site of institution	Administrative territory of Khizi and Siyazan regions
5	Area scope of institution (ha)	11035 ha
6	Co-ordinates	40°56'N / 49°00'E
7	Head of institution	Mammadov Pasha Kazim ( acting director)
8	Contact numbers	0199 505 48
9	Main tasks of institution	Rehabilitation, protection of biodiversity, organization, development of ecotourism, and implementation of scientific-research and publicity services.
10	Protected species	Fauna: roe, brown bear, wild boar, lynx, raccoon, rabbit, fox, wolverine, wolf, pheasant, wood-pigeon, quail, steppe eagle, partridge, true thrush and etc. Flora: QCaucasian oak, Caucasian hornbeam, sharp-leaved birch, hawthorn, blackberry, paliurus, eglantine and etc.

ABSHERON NATIONAL PARK

1	Name of institution	Absheron National Park
2	Date of establishment	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan № 622, dated February 8, 2005
3	Address of institution	Baku city., Azizbayov dist., Zira settlement.
4	Site of institution	South-eastern end of Absheron peninsula, Shah Dili territory
5	Area scope of institution (ha)	783 ha
6	Head of institution	Ibrahimov Etibar Ibrahim ( acting director)
7	Contact numbers	511 46 67 , 456 84 94
8	Main tasks of institution	Rehabilitation, protection of biodiversity, organization, development of ecotourism, and implementation of scientific-research and publicity services.
9	Protected species	Fauna: Caspian seal, viper, Caspian turtle, water birds (silvery gull, coot, mallard, mute swan, gannet and etc.) Flora: qsand plants, weedy and wedge grassy meadows, annual saline grasses, ephemerals .

SHAHDAG NATIONAL PARK

1	Name of institution	Shahdag National Park
2	Date of establishment	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan № 1814, dated December 8, 2006
3	Address of institution	Guba, Gusar, İsmayilli, Gabala, Oguz, Shabran and Shamakhi regions
4	Area scope of institution (ha)	130508,1 ha
5	Head of institution	Mustafayev Arzu Bagadur (director)
6	Main tasks of institution	Rehabilitation, protection of biodiversity, organization, development of ecotourism, and implementation of scientific-research and publicity services.
7	Protected species	Fauna: roe, hog, forest cat, brown bear, wolf, jackal, fox, raccoon, lynx, Caucasian chamois, pheasant, true thrush, wood-pigeon, goatsucker, golden eagle, francolin, steppe eagle and etc.; Flora: Iberian and eastern oak, eastern beech, Caucasian hornbeam, Ash-tree, Yew, Medlar, hawthorn, blackberry, eglantine and etc.

GYOY GYOL NATIONAL PARK

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Name of institution Gyoy Gyol National Park

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Date of establishment
Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

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Address of institution
Gyoy gyol region, Togana village

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Site of institution Administrative territory of Gyoy gyol, Dashkasan, Goranboy regions

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Area scope of institution (ha) 12755 ha

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Head of institution Ahmadov Khagani Ahmad (acting director)

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Main tasks of institution Rehabilitation, protection of biodiversity, organization, development of ecotourism, and implementation of scientific-research and publicity services.

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Protected species Fauna: Caucasian deer, roe, bezoar goat, wild boar, brown bear, forest cat, wolf, jackal, fox, rabbit, partridge and etc.
Flora: pinus kochiana, eastern oak, Caucasian hornbeam, birch and etc.