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Karatal-Japyryk Nature Reserve
Karatal-Japyryk Nature Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
	Son Kol sector, Karatal-Japyryk Nature Reserve
	Map of Kyrgyzstan
Location	Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan
Nearest city	Naryn
Coordinates	41°37′25″N 75°23′28″E / 41.6237°N 75.391°E
Area	36,393 ha (89,930 acres)
Established	1994

The Karatal-Japyryk Nature Reserve (Kyrgyz: Каратал–Жапырык мамлекеттик коругу, Russian: Каратал-Жапырыкский государственный заповедник) is a nature reserve in Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan.^[1] Established in 1994,^[2] it currently covers 36,393 hectares.^[3] It was established for the conservation of unique nature complexes, protection of rare and threatened species of flora and fauna of Central Tien-Shan, and maintain regional environmental balance.^[4]

The main section of the nature reserve is situated in the Ak-Talaa and Naryn districts, south of the lake Song-Köl. It covers the basins of the rivers Karatal and Japyryk, which are tributaries of the Kajyrty (Naryn basin).^[5] In 1998 sections of the lakes Song-Köl (3,400 ha land, 5,200 ha water) and Chatyr-Köl (3,200 ha land, 3,954 ha water) were added to the Karatal-Japyryk Nature Reserve.^[6]

References

^ "Karatal-Zhapyrk NR". protected planet.
^ Decree 1 March 1994 No. 91 (in Russian)
^ "Specially protected natural territories of the Kyrgyz Republic". Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Specially Protected Natural Areas. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ Protected Areas of Central Asia and Kazakhstan: Karatal-Japyryk State Nature Reserve (in Russian), archived from the original on 18 August 2011, retrieved 18 April 2010
^ "Каратал–Жапырык коругу" [Karatal-Japyryk Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 306.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Karatal-Japyryk Nature Reserve". Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity of Kyrgyzstan (in Russian). Retrieved 12 January 2022.