🌍 Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing steppe, forests, and wetland ecosystems in northern Kazakhstan
📋 Fast Facts
- Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 under criteria (ix) and (x)
- Comprises two reserves: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve
- Covers over 191,000 hectares across the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarka)
- Supports more than 300 bird species and critical habitat for migratory waterbirds on the Afro-Eurasian flyway
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan is a UNESCO World Heritage property protecting one of the ...