Karabakh National Park to be established under presidential decree

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on the establishment of Karabakh National Park.

TodayPress TV reports that, under the order, Karabakh National Park will be established across an area of 88,418 hectares, designated as specially protected natural areas.

The land allocated for the park comprises 44,773.79 hectares of state-owned land in Aghdara district, 24,597.80 hectares in Khojaly district, 13,514.98 hectares in Kalbajar district, 5,314.34 hectares in Shusha district and 217.09 hectares in Lachin district.

The boundaries of the park are indicated in the land-use plan attached to the order.

The Cabinet of Ministers has been instructed to address the matters arising from the order.