Khingan Nature Reserve | |
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Russian: Хинганский заповедник (Also: Khingansky) | |
Location | Amur Oblast |
Nearest city | Arkhara |
Coordinates | 49°1′1″N 130°26′49″E / 49.01694°N 130.44694°E |
Area | 93,995 hectares (232,267 acres; 363 sq mi) |
Established | 1963 |
Governing body | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
Website | http://www.khingan.ru/ |
Official name | Khingano-Arkharinskaya Lowland |
Designated | 13 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]