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Biosphere Reserve Information
Kazakhstan
Zhongar
2018
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This biosphere reserve is located on the northern slope of the Zhetysu Alataun Ridge and incorporates the entire range of mountain ecosystems characteristic of the Tien Shan mountains and Central Asia. The territory is of global importance as the location of the wild apple gene bank. The main economic sectors are agriculture and the industrial production of sunflower oil, flour and mineral water. Lands are mainly used for grazing and hayfields.
Administrative Authorities
Zhongar Biosphere Reserve
Contact
Contact Address
Telephone
Zhongar Biosphere Reserve, 74 Arychnaya Str., Sarkand Town, Almaty Oblast
(+7 728) 392 12 013
Fax
N/A
Website
Location
Latitude
45°25'00''N
Longitude
80°45'00''E
Area (hectares)
Surface Area
645,548
Core Area
142,927
Buffer Area
312,721
Transition Area
189,900
Map
Last updated: 2018
Designated year:
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