Khingan Nature Reserve

Khingan Nature Reserve
Russian: Хинганский заповедник
(Also: Khingansky)
Khingan Zapovednik
Map showing the location of Khingan Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Khingan Nature Reserve
Location of Reserve
LocationAmur Oblast
Nearest cityArkhara
Coordinates49°1′1″N 130°26′49″E / 49.01694°N 130.44694°E / 49.01694; 130.44694
Area93,995 hectares (232,267 acres; 363 sq mi)
Established1963 (1963)
Governing bodyMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)
Websitehttp://www.khingan.ru/
Official nameKhingano-Arkharinskaya Lowland
Designated13 September 1994
Reference no.684[1]

Khingan Nature Reserve (Russian: Хинганский заповедник Khinganskiy zapavyednik) (also Khingansky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve), located in the extreme south-east of the Amur River region of the Russian Far East. The reserve covers two types of habitat: the flat Arkharinskaya lowlands with abundant wetlands, and forested spurs of the Lesser Khingan mountains. In particular, Khingan Reserve was created to protect steppe and forest-steppe landscapes, and nesting sites of the endangered Red-crowned crane (Ussuri crane) and the vulnerable White-naped crane. The reserve is situated in the Arkharinsky District of Amur Oblast.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Khingano-Arkharinskaya Lowland". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Khingan Zapovednik (Official Site)" (in Russian). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia). Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Khingan Zapovednik" (in Russian). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia). Retrieved January 21, 2016.