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, as well as recreation.
| Kyrgyz-Ata Nature Park | |
|---|---|
| Kyrgyz: Кыргыз-Ата мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы | |
  Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Location | Nookat District, Osh Region,  Kyrgyzstan |
| Coordinates | 40°03′N 72°36′E / 40.050°N 72.600°E |
| Area | 11,172 ha (27,610 acres) |
| Established | 1992 |
The park is located 40 km from Osh,[4] 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- ^ "Kyrgyz-Ata NP". protected planet.
- ^ 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 82) (in Russian). 18 March 1992.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Kyrgyz-Ata State Nature Park". Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity of Kyrgyzstan (in Russian). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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