Shekelmes Gorge

Base Information

2564

Region :Kazakhstan EastKazakhstan Katon-Karagay village

Address:Katon-Karagay village, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Detail

It is a national park located in the Katon-Karagai district of the East Kazakhstan region. The park was created in 2001. The area of the park is 643477 hectares.

The purpose of the creation of a national park is: Preservation and restoration of unique natural complexes of the Southern Altai, which have special ecological, scientific, cultural and recreational value.

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the world‘s largest landlocked country. Kazakhstan covers an area of 2.749 million square kilometers, accounting for about 2% of the Earth‘s land surface area. The total length of the national border line exceeds 10,500 kilometers.