Ile-Alatau National Park

Ile-Alatau National Park
Location	Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Coordinates	43°5′0″N 77°5′0″E / 43.08333°N 77.08333°E / 43.08333; 77.08333Coordinates: 43°5′0″N 77°5′0″E / 43.08333°N 77.08333°E / 43.08333; 77.08333
Area	200 000 hа
Established	1996

Ile-Alatau National Park is a national park in Kazakhstan. It was created in 1996 and covers about 200,000 ha. It is situated in the mountains south of Almaty between Gorge Turgen in the east and Chemlogan River in the west. The National Park borders Almaty Nature Reserve, which is located around Pik Talgar.^{[1] [2]}

The landscape includes woodlands, alpine meadows, glaciers and lakes. Remarkable trees include apricot, maple, and apple. A total of 300 species of birds and animals have been recorded from the Ile-Alatau National Park.^[3] The park is home to snow leopards, Central-Asian lynx, Tian-Shan brown bears, Central Asian stone martens, Siberian ibexes, bearded vultures and golden eagles. Other notable bird species found in Ile-Alatau National Park include Himalayan Snowcock, Ibisbill, Eurasian Scops Owl, and Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker.^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

A lake in the Ile Alatau National Park.

External links

• Ile-Alatau National Park (www.almaty-kazakhstan.net)