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🌍 Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing steppe, forests, and wetland ecosystems in northern Kazakhstan


🕐 3 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 16:15

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 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 ...

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