Khingan Nature Reserve, Protected area in Amur Oblast, Russia.

Khingan Nature Reserve lies in the extreme south-east of Amur Oblast, in the Arkharinskaya lowlands and the spurs of the Lesser Khingan. About 70% of its 97,073 hectares is flat, holding small lakes such as Dolgoye and the Lebedinyye lakes; the rest rises to Mount Erakticha at 504 m. It is divided into three sections.

The reserve was created on 3 October 1963 with an area of 58,300 hectares. In 1978 a branch was added to protect cranes, enlarging it to 79,500 hectares, and by 1985 it reached 97,836 hectares with a 26,500-hectare buffer zone. It was established to protect the forest-steppe landscapes of the southern Amur region and the nesting grounds of the Ussuri (red-crowned) and white-naped cranes.

The reserve's name comes from the Lesser Khingan mountains. Visitors can see the flowering of the Komarov lotus on the lakes from mid-July to mid-August, and the main office in Arkhara has a small nature museum and wildlife nursery open to the public.

Entry requires special permits that you must arrange before visiting. Guided tours to specific areas operate during certain seasons and offer the best opportunities for observing wildlife.

The reserve functions as a breeding ground for rare crane species that undertake lengthy migrations across continents. These migratory birds stop here during their annual journeys between distant regions.