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Erebuni State Reserve

40°09′43″N 44°38′23″E / 40.16194°N 44.63972°E / 40.16194; 44.63972Area1.18 km² (0.46 sq mi)Established1981Governing bodyMinistry of Nature Protection, Armenia

Erebuni State Reserve (Armenian: Էրեբունի պետական արգելոց, romanized: Erebuni petakan argelots'), is a nature reserve in Yerevan, Armenia, designated in 1981.^[1] It is located around 8 km southeast of the capital's city-centre, in the Erebuni District. In 2015, the reserve was increased from 89 to 120 hectares, gaining 31 hectares in Voghjaberd.^[2] The reserve is mainly semi-deserted mountain-steppe and has an elevation of 1300–1450 meters above sea level.^[3]

The reserve was formed to protect the wild types of Poaceae, including the Triticum araraticum. Many of the protected species are included in the Red Book of Armenia.^[2]

It also has many other protected and endemic plant species, including Iris elegantissima.^[4]

The reserve is also home to many types of amphibians, including Pelobates syriacus, marsh frog and European green toad. Many types of rodents are also found in the reserve.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Protected Planet | Erebuni". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
^ ^a ^b ""Էրեբունի" պետական արգելոցի տարածքն ընդլայնվում է". News.am (in Armenian). Yerevan, Armenia: News.am. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "National Parks and State Reserves of Armenia". conciergetravel.am. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
^ Oganesian, M.E. (2001). "Iris elegantissima Sosn". mnp.am. Retrieved 29 November 2016.