Dsegh - Haghartsin - Pombak chain and Dilijan National Park (26263)
Armenia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Dsegh - Haghartsin - Pombak chain and Dilijan National Park
Central coordinates: Latitude: 40.7073, Longitude: 44.9770
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 500 to 3081
Area of KBA (km2): 1919.89438
Protected area coverage (%): 53.78
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Delineation rationale: This 2004 KBA contains the 2005 AZE site Marmarik River (40°41.63'N 44°30.22'E).