Samursky National Park

Samursky National Park (Russian: Национальный парк «Самурский») is located on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, at the eastern extent of the Greater Caucasus Mountains in Dagestan, Russia.

The coastal sector is notable for supporting a temperate-subtropical liana (widespread vines) forest.

The terrain is flat, with shifting river branches, spring streams, coastal lakes, lagoons, and beaches.

This sector includes the Samur liana forest, and an offshore strip of shallow water in the Caspian Sea.

[7] The Samur Delta is an important wintering area for waterfowl and near-water birds.

[1][7] The Shalbuzdag (mountainous) sector is not forested at the higher elevations, although species diversity is high overall because of the extreme altitude differences.

Mount Shalbuzdag, in the mountainous sector of the park