Absheron National Park

Absheron National Park (Azerbaijani: Abşeron Milli Parkı) is a national park of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests' ecoregion.

[1] It was established on 8 February 2005, on an area of 783 hectares (7.83 km2) in the administrative territory of the District of Azizbeyov (now Khazar) in the City of Baku, on the base of Absheron State Nature Preserve.

[4] The Absheron State Nature Preserve was created in July 1969 in order to protect gazelles, Caspian seals and waterbirds that inhabit the territory.

The climate of the area is semi-arid, specific to semi-desert and dry steppe.

Types and phytomass of flora is poor here, plants are changed respective of water and saltiness regime of area.

Flamingos in Absheron National Park
Wild boar in the park
Caspian Sea , seen from the territory of the park