Amudarya State Nature Reserve

Amyderýa Nature Reserve

Location	Lebap Province, Turkmenistan
Coordinates	39°39′N 62°51′E / 39.650°N 62.850°E / 39.650; 62.850Coordinates: 39°39′N 62°51′E / 39.650°N 62.850°E / 39.650; 62.850
Area	495 km²
Established	1982

Amyderýa Nature Reserve is a nature reserve (zapovednik) of north-eastern Turkmenistan.

Established in 1982 to protect part of the Amu Darya River, it is located in the north-east of Lebap Province and covers an area of 495 km².

It also incorporates one sanctuary:

References

National Program for the Protection of the Environment, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 149–151 (Russian)

Protected areas of Turkmenistan

Nature reserves	Amyderýa Bathyz Bereketli-Garagum Gaplaňgyr Hazar Köpetdag Köýtendag Repetek Sünt-Hasardag

Sanctuaries	Çemenebit Garlyk Guryhowdan Gyzyljar Hojaburjybelent Hojagarawul Hojapil Kelif Ogurjaly Mäne-Çäçe Pulhatyn Sarygamyş Şasenem Sünt-Hasardag

Monuments	Çarlyk Garaýalçy

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