page_title: Dagestan Nature Reserve
hierarchical_section_title: Dagestan Nature Reserve
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Бархан 'Сары-Кум', Кумторкалинский район This image is related to the protected area of Russia number 0510023 This template and pages using it are maintained by the Russian WLE team. Please read the guidelines before making any changes that can affect the database!
context_page_description: Dagestan Nature Reserve is a Russian 'zapovednik' protects an area of sand dunes and ridges on the northwest coast of the Caspian Sea in the southeast of European Russia. The reserve, a wintering place for migratory birds, is the richest nature reserve in Russia in terms of the number of species - over 300 species have been recorded in the reserve, its buffer zones and subordinate reserves. The reserve is part of several "Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas". The Sarykum sand dune is the highest sand dune in Europe, at 262 m. The reserve is situated in the Tarumovsky District of Dagestan.
context_section_description: Dagestan Nature Reserve (Russian: Дагестанский заповедник) (also Dagestansky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) protects an area  of sand dunes and ridges on the northwest coast of the Caspian Sea in the southeast of European Russia.  The reserve, a wintering place for migratory birds, is the richest nature reserve in Russia in terms of the number of species - over 300 species have been recorded in the reserve, its buffer zones and subordinate reserves.   The reserve is part of several "Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas" (IBAs).  The Sarykum sand dune is the highest sand dune in Europe, at 262 m (860 ft).  The reserve is situated in the Tarumovsky District of Dagestan.
caption: Sarykum, the largest sand dune in Eurasia
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