Flora and Fauna
The Armenian Highland has a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Due to the continental climate, forests occupy a small area. In the forests of Artsakh, Syunik, Gugark, Tayk, Tsopk, Eastern Tigris Basin, Aghdznik, and Korchayk, one can come across oaks, beech, maple, hornbeam, ash, pine, and birch trees. Several park-forests had been planted in Old Armenia, among them Sosyats Forest, Tsnndots Forest (on the right bank of the Akhurian River), and the Khosrov Forest, currently an RA National Reserve, planted in the 4th century under the reign of King Khosrov Kotak.
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