Saryarka

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"Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan" is an important site for migratory water birds on the Central Asian flyway because of its wetlands. It also is the habitat of the threatened Siberian white crane.

The site comprises two protected areas: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve. The land consists of 120,000 ha of "virgin" steppe.

Year	Decision	Comments
2008	Inscribed	Reasons for inscription

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• Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
• Country: Kazakhstan
• Year: 2008
• Natural Heritage
  Criteria:  (9) (10)
• Category: Natural landscape, River / Lake
• Connections: Animal Migrations . Ramsar Wetlands . Steppe .
  
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  » Two of central Asia’s most important steppe-wetland Important Bird Areas, Tengiz-Korgalzhyn and Naurzum, have been recognised as WHS (12-07-2008).
  
  
  
  

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