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Turalinskaya lagoon


Country/territory: Russia (European)
Subnational region(s): Dagestan Republic

IBA Justification: A1, A4i, B1i (2007)

Area: 323 hectares (3.23 km2)

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2006 very unfavourable high very low


Site description (2001 baseline)
Narrow lagoon 7 km lenth with the many small inlets in the nothern part. Area are located very close to the Makhachkala town.

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Turalinskaya lagoon (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/turalinskaya-lagoon-iba-russia-(european) on 15/01/2025.