The Shymkent Zoo ( kk, Шымкент хайуанханасы, ''Shymkent haıýanhanasy''; russian: Шымкентский зоопарк) is the state
zoo
A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes.
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of the city
Shymkent
Shymkent (; Шымкент, Şymkent), known until 1993 as Chimkent ( uz, Çımkent, چىمكېنت; Yañalif: Çimkent ()); russian: Чимкент, translit=Chimkent (), is a city in Kazakhstan. It is near the border with Uzbekistan. It is one ...
in
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
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It is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the country. From the total zoo's area of , under an exposition . The Shymkent Zoo contains more than 20 kinds of animals brought in the 'Red book'. 25% of requirements of forages for animals the zoo grow up on own earth, the area of .
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List of zoos
This is a list of zoological gardens (zoos) around the world. For aquaria, see List of aquaria. For dolphinariums, see List of dolphinariums. For an annotated list of defunct zoos and aquariums, see List of former zoos and aquariums.
Zoos are pri ...
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Almaty Zoo
Almaty Zoo ( kk, Алматы зообақ; russian: Алматинский зоопарк) is the state zoo of the city Almaty in Kazakhstan. The Almaty Zoo is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Karaganda Zoo
The Karagandy Zoo ( kk, Қарағанды хайуантар бағы; russian: Карагандинский зоопарк) is the state zoo of the city Karaganda in Kazakhstan. The Karagandy Zoo covers , and is one of the largest and oldest zo ...
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Zoos in Kazakhstan
Shymkent
Tourist attractions in Shymkent
Parks in Shymkent
Zoos established in 1980
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