Altyn-Emel State National Nature Park | |
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Location | Almaty Region Kazakhstan |
Coordinates | 44°20′0″N 78°26′0″E / 44.33333°N 78.43333°E |
Area | 460,000 ha |
Established | 10 April 1996 |
Official name | Cold Winter Deserts of Turan |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | ix, x |
Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
Reference no. | 1693[1] |
The Altyn-Emel State National Nature Park (Kazakh: «Алтынемел» мемлекеттік ұлттық табиғи паркі, romanized: «Altynemel» memlekettık ūlttyq tabiği parkı; Russian: Государственный национальный природный парк «Алтын-Эмель», romanized: Gosudarstvennyy natsional'nyy prirodnyy park «Altyn-Emel'») is a national park in Kazakhstan. It was created in 1996.[2] The park covers about 4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi) between the Ili River and the Aqtau mountain range, near Lake Kapchagai, and consists mostly of desert and rocky terrain.[3]