Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Барсакелмес мемлекеттік табиғи қорығы, Barsakelmes memlekettık tabiği qoryğy) is a wildlife refuge on the former island of Barsa-Kelmes in Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan, in Central Asia.
| Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve | |
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| Location | Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 45°38′07″N 59°54′30″E / 45.63528°N 59.90833°E |
| Area | 160 826 ha |
| Established | 1939 |
| Official name | Cold Winter Deserts of Turan |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | ix, x |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1693[1] |
It was founded in 1939.[2] The island on which the reserve is situated is in the Aral Sea. Its territory is around 300 square kilometres. Some 250 species of plants constitute its flora. Its fauna numbers 56 species of animals, and includes, among others, the Transcaspian wild ass, goitered gazelle, corsac fox, and Eurasian wolf. There are 203 bird species in the area.
References
edit- ^ "Cold Winter Deserts of Turan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Барсакельмесский заповедник, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
External links
edit- a Kazakhstani tourist site, from which the original text of this article was lifted
- Photo gallery 1
- Photo gallery 2
- Чернобров В. А. Остров Барсакельмес
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