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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve
| photo = Korgalzhinskiy_Nature_Reserve.JPG
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| map = Kazakhstan
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| location = [[Akmola Province]] and [[Karagandy Province]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| nearest_city = [[Astana]]
| coordinates = {{coord|50|26|00|N|69|11|20|E|region:KZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| area = {{convert|5431.71|km2|acre|abbr=on}}
| established = 1968
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| world_heritage_site = 2008
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'''Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve''' is a nature reserve in [[Akmola Province|Akmola]] and [[Karagandy Province]]s of [[Kazakhstan]], located west of the city of [[Astana]]. It is part of the UNESCO heritage site [[Saryarka — Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan]],<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1102 WHC:Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan]</ref> Ramsar site<ref>[http://www.ramsar.org/cda/ramsar/display/main/main.jsp?zn=ramsar&cp=1-31-218^16554_4000_0__ The Annotated Ramsar List: Kazakhstan]</ref> and biosphere reserve.<ref>[http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/multimedia/photos/mab-2012/kazakhstan/ Korgalzhyn (Kazakhstan)]</ref> It protects about 5432 km<sup>2</sup> of lakes, steppes and semi deserts. The biggest lake is [[Lake Tengiz]].

The wetlands are home to pelicans, cranes and the northernmost population of pink flamingos. Altogether there are more than 300 bird species in the reserve. The steppes of the reserve are home to [[Grey wolf|wolves]], [[saiga antelope]]s and [[bobak marmot]]s.<ref>[http://www.kazakhstan.orexca.com/korgalzhyn_reserve_kazakhstan.shtml Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve.] Kazakhstan reserves auf kazakhstan.orexca.com</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Biosphere reserves of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Ramsar sites in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Nature reserves in Kazakhstan]]

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