A site on the Kerch peninsula of the Crimea, with salt-water and brackish lakes and areas of natural steppe on the hills. Uzunlarsky is the largest lake. There are rural plots of steppe and pseudo-steppe near the villages of Vulkanovka, Marievka and Marphovka. The area is a military zone.
Key biodiversity
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Military zonation provides de facto protection to some areas of steppe.
Protected areas
National None International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Uzunlars'ke lake. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.