Kyrgyzata Botanical Reserve
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The Kyrgyzata Botanical Reserve is located in Nookat District
of Jalal-Abad Province
of Kyrgyzstan
. It was established in 1975 with a purpose of conservation of standard natural area where ixiolirion, colchicum
, crocus
, and tulip
(Tulipa ferganica Vved. and Tulipa turkestanica (Regel)) grow. The botanical reserve occupies 30 hectares.
Nookat District
Nookat is a raion of Osh Province in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Nookat.:-Demographics:As of 2009, Nookat District included 1 town, 1 urban-type settlements, and 74 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 214,995...
of Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad Province, also known as Jalalabat , is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by Talas Province, Chui Province, Naryn Province, Osh Province and Uzbekistan. The Jalal-Abad Province was established on November 21, 1939...
of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. It was established in 1975 with a purpose of conservation of standard natural area where ixiolirion, colchicum
Colchicum
Colchicum is a genus of flowering plants containing around sixty species of perennial plants which grow from corms. It is a member of family Colchicaceae, and is native to West Asia, Europe and parts of the Mediterranean coast....
, crocus
Crocus
Crocus is a genus in the iris family comprising about 80 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring...
, and tulip
Tulip
The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, which comprises 109 species and belongs to the family Liliaceae. The genus's native range extends from as far west as Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, and Iran to the Northwest of China. The tulip's centre of...
(Tulipa ferganica Vved. and Tulipa turkestanica (Regel)) grow. The botanical reserve occupies 30 hectares.