Erebuni State Reserve

IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)

Wild wheat (Triticum araraticum) at the Erebuni State Reserve

Location|  Armenia
Nearest city| Yerevan
Coordinates| 40°09′43″N 44°38′23″E﻿ / ﻿40.16194°N 44.63972°E﻿ / 40.16194; 44.63972
Area| 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Established| 1981
Governing body| Ministry 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]

## See also

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* List of protected areas of Armenia
* Geography of Armenia

## References

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

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Protected areas of Armenia

National parks|

* Arevik
* Dilijan
* Lake Arpi
* Sevan

State reserves|

* Erebuni
* Khosrov Forest
* Shikahogh

Botanical gardens|

* Ijevan
* Sevan
* Stepanavan
* Vanadzor
* Yerevan

Wildlife sanctuaries|

* Akhnabad Taxus Grove Sanctuary
* Aragats Alpine Sanctuary
* Arjatkhelni Hazel Sanctuary
* Arzakan-Meghradzor
* Banks' Pine Grove Sanctuary
* Boghakar Sanctuary
* Gandzakar Sanctuary
* Getik Sanctuary
* Goravan Sands
* Goris Sanctuary
* Gyulagarak Sanctuary
* Hankavan Hydrological Sanctuary
* Herher Open Woodland Sanctuary
* Ijevan Sanctuary
* Jermuk Forest Sanctuary
* Jermuk Hydrological Sanctuary
* Juniper Woodlands Sanctuary
* Khor Virap Sanctuary
* Margahovit Sanctuary
* Rhododendron caucasicum Sanctuary
* Plane Grove Sanctuary
* Sev Lake Sanctuary
* Vordan Karmir Sanctuary
* Yeghegnadzor Sanctuary
* Zangezur Sanctuary
* Zikatar Sanctuary

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