Camili Biosphere Reserve, Biosphere reserve in Artvin, Turkey.
The Camili Biosphere Reserve spans 27,152 hectares of mountain terrain, with elevations ranging from 350 to 3,414 meters above sea level.
The Turkish Ministry of Forestry designated this area as a nature conservation site in 1998, leading to its recognition as Turkey's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2005.
Local residents maintain traditional practices through hazelnut cultivation, beekeeping with Caucasian bees, and livestock farming in the scattered mountain villages.
The reserve features two protected zones, Camili-Efeler and Camili-Gorgit, which receive an average annual rainfall of 1,564 millimeters and experience cold winters.
The area contains 990 plant species, including 23 endemic varieties, and serves as a migration route for predatory birds across its forest-covered landscape.
GPS coordinates: 41.26000,41.77000
Latest update: May 28, 2025 00:55
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