Date opened 1980 No. of animals 1570 (2007) Area 54 ha Number of animals 1,570 (2007) | No. of species 219 (2007) Opened 1980 Phone +7 725 247 6030 Number of species 219 (2007) | |
Land area 54 hectares (130 acres) Similar Almaty Zoo, Karagandy Zoo, Arystan Bab Mausoleum, Dushanbe Zoo, Yerevan Zoo | ||
The Shymkent Zoo (Kazakh: Шымкент хайуанханасы; Russian: Шымкентский зоопарк) is the state zoo of the city Shymkent in Kazakhstan. It is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the country. From the total zoo's area of 54 hectares (130 acres), under an exposition 34 hectares (84 acres). The Shymkent Zoo contains more than 20 kinds of animals brought in the 'Red book'. 25% of requirements of forages for animals the zoo grow up on own earth, the area of 30 hectares (74 acres).
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