page_title: Khosrov Forest State Reserve
section_title: Water resources
hierarchical_section_title: Khosrov Forest State Reserve / Water resources
caption_attribution_description: English: Khosrov forest
context_page_description: Khosrov Forest State Reserve, is a nature reserve in Ararat Province of Armenia. The reserve is one of the oldest protected areas in the world having a history of about 1700 years. It was founded in the 4th century by the order of Khosrov Kotak, King of Armenia who gave it his name. It was founded to improve the natural climatic conditions of adjacent territories of Artashat – the capital city of Armenia of the given period and the newly established city of Dvin to ensure conservation and enrichment of flora and fauna species; serve as a ground for royal hunting, military exercises and entertainments.
  This area was designated as a state reserve in September 1958 and covers around 23213.5 ha at elevations from 700 to 2800 m above sea level. The Khosrov reserve protects juniper and oak forests from Tertiary Period, arid associations of semi-desert and phrygana landscapes and other Mediterranean relict plant ecosystems as well as the genetic fund of rare animals and plants adapted to the reserve conditions. It also includes wetlands of international importance.
context_section_description: The main rivers in the reserve are Azat and the Vedi]. It flows for 55 kilometers and has a basin that occupies 572 square kilometers.
  Azat river length is 55 km and has a basin that occupies 572 square kilometers. It is deep with relatively equal flow. It is full-flowing mainly in April and May and has a snow-rainy and underground mixed source.
  Certain riverside parts of the river are sometimes frozen in winter. There are numerous little waterfalls on the tributaries of Azat river.
  Vedi river starts from 2700m height. The river length is 58 km, the decline is 1910m, and watershed basin surface is 633 square kilometers. The river flow has typical seasonal features, mostly with mixed sources. It is full-flowing in April and May.
  The right tributaries of Vedi river are Khosrov, Mankuk rivers.
  There is a large number of freshwater and mineral springs/sources, that are specified due to their regulated/stable regime, in the reserve.
caption: Astghik′s Waterfall
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