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Kivach Nature Reserve

natural reserve in Republic of Karelia including the Kivach waterfall
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Summary

Kivach Nature Reserve is a protected area[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of protected area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karelia[3]
  • Country: Russia[4], Soviet Union[5]
  • Instance of: protected area of Russia[6]
  • Commons category: Kivach[7]
  • Chairperson: Stepan Makaryev[8]
  • Inception: June 11, 1931[9]
  • IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve[10]
  • Official website: http://www.zapkivach.ru/[11]
  • Described by source: “Kivach” Nature Reserve: The Experience of Complex Nature Management in the 1930s[12]
  • Area: 10,870 ha[13], 10,500 ha[14], 2000 ha[15]
  • Significant place: Kondopoga[16]

Why It Matters

Kivach Nature Reserve has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Russia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . “Kivach” Nature Reserve: The Experience of Complex Nature Management in the 1930s. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Красный · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+10870'}, {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+10500'}, {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2000'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Area: 10,870 hectare"
  2. 12d ago · Красный · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Karelia
    Described by source → “Kivach” Nature Reserve: The Experience of Complex Nature Management in the 1930s
    Country → —
    Instance of → protected area, protected area of Russia
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Area: 10,500 hectare"
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