Tyup Botanical Reserve
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The Tup Botanical Reserve is located in Tup District
of Issyk Kul Province
of Kyrgyzstan
. It was established in 1975 with a purpose of conservation of Savin Juniper (Juniperus sabina
). The botanical reserve occupies 100 hectares. Among other flora species inhabiting the reserve are willow
, barberry, Caragana
, etc.
Tup District
Tup is a raion of Issyk Kul Province in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Tyup.. It borders Issyk Kul District to the west, Ak-Suu District to the east and south-east, Kazakhstan to the north, and Issyk Kul to the south...
of Issyk Kul Province
Issyk Kul Province
Issyk Kul Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Province, Kazakhstan , Chui Province , Naryn Province and Xinjiang, China ....
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 Savin Juniper (Juniperus sabina
Juniperus sabina
Juniperus sabina is a species of juniper native to the mountains of central and southern Europe and western and central Asia, from Spain east to eastern Siberia, typically growing at altitudes of 1,000-3,300 m....
). The botanical reserve occupies 100 hectares. Among other flora species inhabiting the reserve are willow
Willow
Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
, barberry, Caragana
Caragana
Caragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall...
, etc.