Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve

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Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Барсакелмес мемлекеттік табиғи қорығы, Barsakelmes memlekettık tabiği qoryğy) is a wildlife refuge on the former island of Barsa-Kelmes in Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan, in Central Asia.

It was founded in 1939. The island on which the reserve is situated is in the Aral Sea. Its territory is around 300 square kilometres. Some 250 species of plants constitute its flora. Its fauna numbers 56 species of animals, and includes, among others, the Transcaspian wild ass, goitered gazelle, corsac fox, and Eurasian wolf. There are 203 bird species in the area.

Key facts

Type
protected area, protected area of Kazakhstan of republican significance
Built
10 December 1939
Area
163,126 hectares
Named after
Barsa-Kelmes

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The text on this page comes from: Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve (en.wikipedia.org), as of 5 July 2026

Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.