🏔️ Western Tien-Shan: Aksu-Jabagly State Nature Reserve – Karabastau paleontological area
Central Asia's oldest nature reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site
📋 Fast Facts
- Established 1926 – oldest nature reserve in Central Asia
- Part of transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 2016
- Spans approximately 130,000 hectares across Western Tien-Shan mountains
- Karabastau paleontological area contains significant fossil deposits of international research value
The Aksu-Jabagly State Nature Reserve occupies the northwestern slopes of the Western Tien-Shan mountains in southern Kazakhstan. Established ...