Erebuni State Reserve

Wild wheat (Triticum araraticum) at the Erebuni State Reserve

Erebuni State Reserve (Armenian: Էրեբունի պետական արգելոց), is nature protected area of Armenia located in the Kotayk Province, located aroun 10 km southeast of the capital Yerevan, near the villages of Geghadir and Voghjaberd. It was formed in 1981. At a height between 1300 and 1450 meters above sea level, the reserve occupies an area of 120 hectares, mainly consisted of semi-deserted mountains-steppe.^[1]

The reserve was formed to protect the wild types of Poaceae, including the Triticum araraticum. Many of the protected species are included in the Red Book of Armenia.

The reserve is also home to many types of amphibians, including Pelobates syriacus, marsh frog and European green toad. Many types of rodents are also found in the reserve.

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Protected areas of Armenia

National parks	Arevik Dilijan Lake Arpi Sevan

State reserves	Erebuni Khosrov Forest Shikahogh

Botanical gardens	Ijevan Sevan Stepanavan Vanadzor Yerevan

Wildlife sanctuaries	Akhnabad Taxus Grove Sanctuary Aragats Alpine Sanctuary Arjatkhelni Hazel Sanctuary Arzakan-Meghradzor Sanctuary Banks' Pine Grove Sanctuary Boghakar Sanctuary Gandzakar Sanctuary Getik Sanctuary Goravan Sands Goris Sanctuary Gyulagarak Sanctuary Hankavan Hydrological Sanctuary Herher Open Woodland Sanctuary Ijevan Sanctuary Jermuk Forest Sanctuary Jermuk Hydrological Sanctuary Juniper Woodlands Sanctuary Khor Virap Sanctuary Margahovit Sanctuary Rhododendron caucasicum Sanctuary Plane Grove Sanctuary Sev Lake Sanctuary Vordan Karmir Sanctuary Yeghegnadzor Sanctuary Zangezur Sanctuary Zikatar Sanctuary

Coordinates: 40°09′43″N 44°38′23″E / 40.16194°N 44.63972°E / 40.16194; 44.63972

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Erebuni State Reserve

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