Tyuleny Island (Russian: âÃÂûõýøù) is an uninhabited island in the Caspian Sea. It belongs to the Dagestan Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.
The island is located 47 km (29 miles) east of the Dagestan coastline, in the Caspian Sea, near the entrance to the Kizlyar Gulf. long and wide. There is a weather station on it.
There are many Caspian seals in Tyuleny, hence its name, which means "seal" in Russian. Since parts of the islands are marshy, there are also many birds. The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant numbers of Dalmatian pelicans, little bustards and great cormorants on passage.
Tyuleny Island has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The annual precipitation for Tyuleny island is , so it is the driest region in Russia.