Zangezur National Park named after Academician Hasan Aliyev

Zangezur National Park named after Academician Hasan Aliyev, aka Zagenur State Reserve, is located in Azerbaijan, on the territory of Ordubad district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. It was created with the aim of preserving and restoring populations of rare animals - the Transcaucasian mouflon, leopard, bezoar goat, Caucasian grouse, brown bear and striped hyena. All these animals are listed in the Red Book. The creation of the national park dates back to 2003, and the area is 42,797 hectares.

Zangezur National Park named after Academician Hasan Aliyev is literally the location of many endangered species of animals, the park has a rich biological diversity. Only 58 species of animals and 39 species of plants live here, which organize a well-coordinated but fragile ecosystem of this area.