Arzakan-Meghradzor Sanctuary

The Arzakan-Meghradzor Sanctuary (Armenian: Արզական-Մեղրաձորի արգելավայր, romanized: Arzakan-Meghradzori argelavayr is a protected area in the Armenian Kotayk Province.

The sanctuary covers an area of 135.32 km² in the Hrazdan forest.

[2] It has a protection level of 4 according to the IUCN protection system.

[1] The sanctuary protects mountain forests consisting mainly of oak trees.

This environment forms a valuable habitat for animals like the brown bear, roe deer and the caucasian black grouse.