Conservancy areas of Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, there are 25 specially protected areas, including 10 nature reserves and 11 national parks. These environmental institutions owned by the state. Aksu-Zhabagly State Nature Reserve Almaty State Natural Reserve Naurzum State Nature Reserve Barsakelmessky State Nature Reserve Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve Markakolsky State Nature Reserve Ustyurt State Nature Reserve West-Altai State Nature Reserve Alakol State Nature Reserve Karatau State Nature Reserve No. Picture Name Date of establishment Area, ha Region 1

Aksu-Zhabagly State Nature Reserve 1926 131,934 South Kazakhstan Region and Jambyl Region 2

Almaty State Natural Reserve 1931 71,700 Almaty Region 3

Naurzum State Nature Reserve 1931 191,381 Kostanay Region 4 Barsakelmessky State Nature Reserve 1939 160,826 Kyzylorda Region 5

Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve 1968 543,171 Akmola Region and Karaganda region 6

Markakolsky State Nature Reserve 1976 102,979 East Kazakhstan Region 7 Ustyurt State Nature Reserve 1984 223,342 Mangystau Region 8 West-Altai State Nature Reserve 1992 86,122 East Kazakhstan Region 9 Alakol State Nature Reserve 1998 65,217.9 East Kazakhstan Region and East Kazakhstan Region 10 Karatau State Nature Reserve 2004 34,300 South Kazakhstan Region

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