Kyrgyz-Ata Nature Park

Coordinates: 40°03′N 72°36′E / 40.050°N 72.600°E / 40.050; 72.600
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Kyrgyz-Ata Nature Park
Kyrgyz: Кыргыз-Ата мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы
Map showing the location of Kyrgyz-Ata Nature Park
Map showing the location of Kyrgyz-Ata Nature Park
Location in Kyrgyzstan
LocationNookat District, Osh Region,  Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates40°03′N 72°36′E / 40.050°N 72.600°E / 40.050; 72.600
Area11,172 ha (27,610 acres)
Established1992

Kyrgyz-Ata Nature Park (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз-Ата мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы) is a national park in Nookat District of Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan, established in March 1992.[1][2] It covers 11,172 hectares.[3] The purpose of the park is conservation of the valuable unique nature complex of juniper forests of special ecological, aesthetic, geobotanical and faunal value and using it for recreation. It is located 40 km from Osh.[4]

The national park is located on the northern slopes of the Alay Range and in the basin of the river Kyrgyz-Ata (a tributary of the Aravansay), which flows from the northern slope of the Kichik-Alay ridge, whose rocks are composed of limestone with outcrops of multicolored marble.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kyrgyz-Ata NP". protected planet.
  2. ^ "Tentative directive on the State Nature Park Kyrgyz-Ata of the state forest inspection under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic." [Временное положение о государственном природном национальном парке "Кыргыз-Ата" государственной лесной инспекции при Правительстве Республики Кыргызстан]. Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 82 of 18 March 1992 (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Specially protected natural territories of the Kyrgyz Republic". Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Specially Protected Natural Areas. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Kyrgyz-Ata State Nature Park". Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity of Kyrgyzstan (in Russian). Retrieved 25 June 2020.