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Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve

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Nearest city
  
Astana

Area
  
5,432 km²

World Heritage Site
  
2008

Established
  
1968

Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve

Location
  
Akmola Province and Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan

Address
  
Akmolinskaya Oblast Korgalzhyn, Коргалжын, Kazakhstan

Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Akmola and Karagandy Provinces 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. It protects about 5432 km2 of lakes, steppes and semi deserts. The biggest lake is Lake Tengiz.

The wetlands are home to pelicans, cranes and the northernmost population of pink flamingos. Altogether there are more than 300 bird species in the reserve. The steppes of the reserve are home to wolves, saiga antelopes and bobak marmots.

References

Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve Wikipedia