Kichi Ak-Suu Forest Reserve

The Kichi Ak-Suu Forest Reserve (Kyrgyz: Кичи Ак-Суу токой заказниги, Russian: Лесной заказник Малая Ак-Суу) is located in the Anan'yevo rural community, Issyk-Kul District, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan.[1] Established in 1977, it covers 100 hectares on the south slopes of the Küngöy Ala-Too Range.[2] Its purpose is conservation of natural forests composed of Short-needled Schrenk's spruce (Picea schrenkiana subsp. tianshanica (Rupr.) Bykov.).[3]

Kichi Ak-Suu Forest Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location in Kyrgyzstan
LocationIssyk-Kul District, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates42°54′N 77°27′E
Area100 ha (250 acres)
Established1977

References

  1. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 86–91.
  2. "Кичи Аксуу заказниги" [Kichi Ak-Suu Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 310.
  3. Иссык-Куль. Нарын:Энциклопедия [Issyk-Kul. Naryn:Encyclopedia] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 510. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.


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