View source for Ile-Alatau National Park

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Ile-Alatau National Park
| iucn_category = 
| photo = Big Almaty Lake (Bolshaya Almatinka) in June.jpg
| photo_caption = View of Big Almaty Lake
| location = [[Almaty]], [[Almaty Region]], Kazakhstan
| nearest_city = 
| coordinates = {{coords|43|5|0|N|77|5|0|E|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|200000|ha|abbr=on}}
| established = 1996
| map = Kazakhstan
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Location of the Ile-Alatau National Park
}}
'''Ile-Alatau National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Kazakhstan]]. It was created in 1996 and covers about 200,000 ha. It is situated in the mountains south of [[Almaty]] between [[Gorge Turgen]] in the east and [[Chemlogan River]] in the west. The National Park borders [[Almaty Nature Reserve]], which is located around [[Pik Talgar]].<ref name=almaty-kazakhstan>{{cite web|title=Ile-Alatau National Park|url=http://www.almaty-kazakhstan.net/attractions/parks/ile-alatau-national-park/|publisher=almaty-kazakhstan.net|accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=welcometokazakhstan>{{cite web|title=State National Park "Ile-Alatau"|url=http://welcometokazakhstan.com/en/tours/2011-01-28-06-47-05/statenationalparkqile-alatauq|publisher=welcometokazakhstan.com|accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref>

The landscape includes woodlands, alpine meadows, glaciers and lakes, including [[Big Almaty Lake]]. Remarkable trees include [[apricot]], [[maple]], and [[apple tree|apple]]. A total of 300 species of birds and animals have been recorded from the Ile-Alatau National Park.<ref name=Ile-Alatau>{{cite web|title=Ile-Alatau National Park|url=http://www.almaty-kazakhstan.net/attractions/parks/ile-alatau-national-park/|publisher=Weekenborg Solutions|accessdate=9 July 2013}}</ref>  The park is home to [[snow leopard]]s, [[Central Asian lynx]], [[brown bear|Tian Shan brown bears]], [[stone marten|Central Asian stone martens]], [[Siberian ibex]]es, [[bearded vulture]]s and [[golden eagle]]s. Other notable bird species found in Ile-Alatau National Park include [[Himalayan snowcock]], [[ibisbill]], [[Eurasian scops owl]], and [[Eurasian three-toed woodpecker]].<ref name="Ile Alatau National Park">{{cite web|title=Species With Materials Recorded in Ile Alatau National Park|url=http://ibc.lynxeds.com/locality/palearctic/kazakhstan/almaty-province/tian-shan/ile-alatau-national-park#species|accessdate=9 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=trekkingclub>{{cite web|title=Ile-Alatau national park|url=http://trekkingclub.kz/eng/index.php?p=67|publisher=trekkingclub.kz|accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=bioexploration>{{cite web|title=Tour Kazakhstan - Hidden Zhetysu Wonderland|url=http://www.bioexploration.org/Tours/kazakhstan-zhetysu-overview.html|publisher=bioexploration.org|accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref> The park also protects specific species of deer whose antlers are believed to have medicinal properties.<ref name="Science and Diplomacy.">{{cite journal |url=http://www.sciencediplomacy.org/letter-field/2015/science-and-culture-collide |journal=Science and Diplomacy |date=June 30, 2015 |title=Science and Culture Collide: Living and Working as a Science Diplomat in Central Asia |first=Katherine |last=Himes |quote=Various special types of deer are protected for the specific purpose of harvesting blood from the horn. This blood is then used to create a traditional tincture, purported to cure many ailments—anemia, virility issues, and immune deficiency problems.}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed widths="156px" heights="156px">
File:Near of observatory - panoramio.jpg|Near observatory.
File:Watchtower in middle of Big Almaty Lake (3991851837).jpg|Watchtower in Big Almaty Lake.
File:Большое Алматинское озеро.jpg|Lake in winter.
File:Water pipe with Big Almaty Lake.jpg|Water pipe from the lake.
File:Big Almaty Lake (Bolshaya Almatinka), Almaty region, Kazakhstan. October 2007.jpg|Lake during a fog.
</gallery>


==Panoramic view==
{{Panorama
|image   = File:Ile-Alatau National Park, Unnamed Road, Almaty, Kazakhstan - panoramio.jpg
|height  = 200
|caption = <center>Winter time panoramic view of the park.</center>
}}

{{Panorama
|image   = File:Кок-Жайляу 05.09.10 forwik.JPG
|height  = 200
|caption = <center>Kok Zhailau landscape.</center>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
* [http://www.almaty-kazakhstan.net/attractions/parks/ile-alatau-national-park/ Ile-Alatau National Park] (www.almaty-kazakhstan.net)

{{National parks of Kazakhstan}}

[[Category:National parks of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Almaty Region]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1996]]
[[Category:World Heritage Site Tentative list]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Almaty Region]]
[[Category:Mountains of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Parks in Almaty]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Almaty]]

{{Kazakhstan-geo-stub}}