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Chong-Kemin Nature Park

42°52′N 76°42′E / 42.867°N 76.700°E / 42.867; 76.700Area123,564 ha (305,330 acres)Established1997

Chong-Kemin Nature Park (Kyrgyz: Чоң-Кемин мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы) is a park in Kemin District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan established in August 1997.^[1] The purpose of the park is conservation of the unique nature complexes in Chong-Kemin Valley of the Kemin District and organization of recreation for local and foreign tourists. The area of the park is 123,564 hectares.^[2] The park is located in 30 km from the regional center Kemin and in 135 km from Bishkek.^[3]

This national park is one of the most picturesque parts of Kyrgyzstan. The 116 km long river Chong-Kemin flows through the park, and there are seven lakes in its basin.^[4]

The ecosystem is diverse and is home to rare species, such as the snow leopard, golden eagle and maral (the smallest cervid in Central Asia).^[5]

References

^ On establishment of the State Nature Park Chong-Kemin in Kemin District of Chuy Province [Об образовании Государственного природного парка "Чон-Кемин" в Кеминском районе Чуйской области] (Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 472) (in Russian). 13 August 1997.
^ "Specially protected natural territories of the Kyrgyz Republic". Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Specially Protected Natural Areas. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Chong-Kemin State Nature Park". Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity of Kyrgyzstan (in Russian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Tour in Kyrgyzstan to Chon Kemin national park". globuslanding.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
^ "Chon-Kemin Natural Park - Nomadays". www.nomadays.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.