Ordubad National Park

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Ordubad National Park is a national park of Azerbaijan. It was set by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan on the area of 121.31 square kilometres of Ordubad district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on the 16th of June, 2003.

The Ordubad National Park is characterized by rich biological diversity. It has 58 species of animals (35 of vertebrates and 23 of insects) and 39 species of plants which are included into the Red Book of Azerbaijan. The National Park comprises such rare and endangered species as Minor Asian leopard, the mountain sheep-moufflon, bezoar goat, white-tail sea eagle, golden eagle, little bustard.

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