Hazar State Nature Reserve

Hazar Nature Reserve
A picture of the Caspian Sea
LocationBalkan Province,  Turkmenistan
Coordinates39°00′00″N 53°02′41″E / 39°N 53.044722°E / 39; 53.044722
Area2,690 km2

Hazar Nature Reserve (Turkmen: Hazar goraghanasy) is a nature reserve (zapovednik) of Turkmenistan.

It is located on the south-east coast of the Caspian Sea, in Balkan Province and covers an area of 2,690 km2. Ogurjaly Sanctuary is part of this nature reserve.

The climate is continental, the average annual temperature is 15 degrees Celsius.