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The '''Ustyurt Mountain Sheep''' (''Ovis orientalis cycloceros''), often referred to as '''Turkmen Mountain Sheep''' is a subspecies of [[Mouflon]] that inhabit the mountain plateau regions of parts of [[Central Asia]], especially the [[Ustyurt]] plateau from which it takes its name. It is particularly common in northern and eastern [[Turkmenistan]] and western [[Kazakhstan]].

A number of reserves have been established in Central Asia to protect the sheep and other wildlife. The sheep are found in [[Gaplaňgyr Nature Reserve]] for instance.
==External links==

*[http://www.eoearth.org/article/Central_Asian_northern_desert Central Asian northern desert]

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[[Category:Sheep breeds]]
[[Category:Fauna of Turkmenistan]]
[[Category:Fauna of Kazakhstan]]