Besh-Tash Nature Park ( ky, Беш-Таш мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы, russian: Государственный природный парк Беш-Таш) is a nature park in Talas Region,

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

. It is located 13 km from the city of Talas. It was established in 1996. It currently covers 13,731.5 hectares, including 5,895 hectares of strictly protected area and 334.5 hectares for regulated recreational use. Besh-Tash Nature Park is located in the Talas Valley, on the northern slopes of the central part of the

Talas Alatoo The Talas Ala-Too or Alataw range ( ky, Талас Ала-Тоосу, Talas Ala-Toosu; kk, Талас Алатауы, Talas Alatauy; zh, 塔拉斯阿拉套) is range of the Tian Shan mountains forming the southern and eastern border of Talas Re ...

mountain range. The river

Besh-Tash Besh-Tash Nature Park ( ky, Беш-Таш мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы, russian: Государственный природный парк Беш-Таш) is a nature park in Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is located 13 k ...

flows through the park. At the end of the valley is the pearl of this park, a large turquoise lake. Very rare snow leopards live in this area.

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Protected areas established in 1996 National parks of Kyrgyzstan {{Asia-protected-area-stub