Altyn-Solok

View from the Masimov Rocks to the north

Altyn-Solok , Altyn Solok ( Rus. Zolotaya Bort ) is a wildlife sanctuary in the Burzyansky district of Bashkortostan , which contributes to the conservation of the Burzyans population of the Central Russian honey bee (a unique borovet bee ). The reserve's area is 91 thousand square meters. Altyn Solok occupies a tenth of the reserve fund of Bashkiria. Together with the Shulgan-Tash reserve, it is part of the Bashkir Ural integrated biosphere reserve, which is included in the preliminary list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites .

Altyn-Solok was founded in 1997. In addition to insects, rare and endangered species of plants and animals are protected along with the main range of the bead. The reserve has five objects of cultural and historical significance: the three-kilometer security zone of the Shulgan-tash cave (Kapovoi), Mount Masim - the highest point in the Burzyansky district. There are also ridges, in particular Kalu .

There is a threat of destruction of the reserve. On its territory is the explored Kuzhinsky deposit of barite-polymetallic ores ^[1] . At the request of LLC MPO Bentonit, the Kuzhinskaya Ploshchad object was included in the draft List of subsoil plots in the Republic of Bashkortostan for use in 2008.