Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan · built 1968
Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve (Kazakh, Qorğaljyn memlekettık tabiği qoryğy) is a protected area in Aqmola and Karaganda regions of Kazakhstan, located west of the city of Astana. It is part of the UNESCO heritage site Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan, Ramsar site and biosphere reserve. The nature reserve is located in the steppe of central Kazakhstan, of the Indian and Siberian-East African migration routes of migratory birds and an important wetland of international importance. Extensive reserve waters provide the necessary living space in the largest Asian population of wetland birds.
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