Hyrkan State Reservation is situatod in southest part of
Azerbaijan Republic, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, in
Lankaran Administrative District at 38° 30' 34" of northérn
latitude and 48° 45'50" of eastern longitude. The reservation
was established by the Decree No. 272 of June 18, 1969 of the
Soviet of Ministers. Its territory is 2,9 thousand hectares and
is protected by the State. The flora of the reservation consist
of 1900 species; 162 of them are endemic, 95 of them are rare
and 38 are being depletod and disappeared. There are widely
spread valuable and unique trees in the tree stratum such as
Ironwood (Porrotia persica), Persimmon (Diospyrus lotus), Silk
Tree (Albir~ia julibrissin), Chestnut-leaved Oak (Quercus
castaneifolia), Hyrkan Fig (Ficus hyrcana), Hyrkan Zelkova
(Zelkowa carpunifolia) etc. There a unique fauna in the
reservation as well. Hyrkan State Reservation is a unique
natural territory in the Worid with its fascinating nature, rich
vegetation, hills covered by endemic and relic trees and