The Zangezur Mountains ( Armenian : Զանգեզուրի լեռներ or Սյունյաց լեռներ , Azerbaijani : Zəngəzur dağları ) are a mountain range that defines the border between Armenia 's southern provinces of Syunik , Vayots Dzor , and Azerbaijan 's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic . The Zangezur region has the second-largest tract of forests in Armenia. Additionally, located in the Zangezur Mountains, the forests cover more than 20% of the territory of Armenian Syunik province and reach an elevation of 2,200 metres (7,200 ft)-2,400 metres (7,900 ft).
4-806: Part of the Zangezur Mountains in Armenia is included in the Arevik National Park . There are also three Prime Butterfly Areas (PBA) designated and one proposed at the eastern slopes of the Zangezur Mountains. In the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan, the mountains are included within the Zangezur National Park , located in the north of Ordubad District . [REDACTED] Media related to Zangezur Mountains at Wikimedia Commons This Armenia location article
8-402: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arevik National Park Arevik National Park ( Armenian : Արևիկ ազգային պարկ , romanized : Arevik azgayin park ) is one of the four protected national parks of Armenia . Occupying an area of 344 km , it
12-491: Is located in the southern Syunik Province of Armenia. Among over 150 species of butterflies recorded in the national park, there are several species included in Red Book of Armenia. Those are Parnassius mnemosyne , Parnassius apollo , Papilio alexanor , Pontia chloridice , Colias aurorina , Polyommatus zarathustra , and others. Ranges of some endangered species, like Polyommatus damonides , are not covered by
16-551: The protected area. Among over 180 species of birds recorded in the national park, there are number of species included in Red Book of Armenia: lammergeyer , griffon vulture , Egyptian vulture , golden eagle , peregrine falcon , Levant sparrowhawk , woodchat shrike , and others. A part of the population of the endangered and rare Iris grossheimii is located within Park, which allows continual monitoring and protection. There are seven Prime Butterfly Areas (PBA) designated for
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