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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Ustyurt Nature Reserve
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| map = Kazakhstan
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| location = [[Mangystau Region]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| nearest_city = [[Aqqudyq]]
| coordinates = {{coords|43|13|44|N|54|39|14|E|region:KZ|notes=<ref>{{cite web|title=Üstirt Qoryghy, Kazakhstan - L RES 10371291|url=http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_43.23_54.65.html|publisher=[[GeoNames]]|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref>|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|223000|hectare|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="Ustyurt">{{cite web|title=Ustyurt Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan|url=http://www.advantour.com/kazakhstan/nature/ustyurt.htm|publisher=Advantour|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref>
| established = 12 July, 1984
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'''Ustyurt Nature Reserve''' ({{lang-ru|Устюрт национальный заповедник}}, ''Ustyurt natsional'nyy zapovednik''; {{lang-kz|Үстірт Қорығы}}, ''Üstirt Qorığı''), or the '''Ustyurt National Biosphere Reserve''',<ref>{{cite web|title=Ustyurt National Biosphere Reserve|url=http://www.kazakhstan.orexca.com/ustyurt_reserve_kazakhstan.shtml|publisher=OrexCA|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref> is a [[nature reserve]], created on 12 July, 1984 in what was then the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]] (K.S.S.R.), in [[Mangystau Region]], southwest [[Kazakhstan]]. Its area is {{convert|223000|hectare|km2|abbr=on}}, and lies within [[Ustyurt Plateau]]. The reserve lies near the borders with [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Turkmenistan]]. Its purpose is to preserve the deserts as well as the rare flora and fauna.<ref name="Ustyurt" /> The [[Sherkala]] mountain and the Valley of Balls lie within the reserve.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan's National Parks Are Breathtakingly Beautiful|url=http://www.caravanistan.com/best-of/kazakhstan-nature-national-parks/|publisher=Caravanistan|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref> In addition, it contains a big variety of flora and fauna.

==Climate==

The temperatures vary greatly: from more than {{convert|40|C|F|abbr=on}} during the summer months, down to less than {{convert|-41|C|F|abbr=on}} during the winter months. The average annual precipitation is only {{convert|120|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Ustyurt2">{{cite web|title=Ustyurtsky state natural reserve|url=http://welcometokazakhstan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=457&catid=48&Itemid=1749&lang=en|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}</ref>

==Flora and fauna==

There are 250 species of flora from 163 different genera and families within the reserve, such as [[cactus]], [[salvia leucophylla|grey sage]], [[feather grass]], [[anabasis (plant)|anabasis-salsa]] and [[saltwort]]. 37 of the species come from the [[Chenopodiaceae]] family.<ref name="Ustyurt2" />

About 44 species of mammal live within the reserve, including many rare animals, such as the Ustyurt [[mouflon]], [[saiga antelope]], jeyran, [[fox]] and [[polecat]]. [[Gray wolf|Wolves]] and [[jackals]] can also be found, along with the [[weasel]] and [[ferret]]. The saiga, [[Persian gazelle]] and Ustyurt mouflon are considered to only live around Ustyurt and [[Mangyshlak Peninsula|Mangyshlak]].<ref name="Ustyurt2" />

==Landscape==

Ustyurt Nature Reserve contains a big variety of landscapes, from [[steppes]] and [[depression (geology)|depressions]] to pillars reaching several hundred metres in height. The pillars can be several colours, including pale pink, blue and dazzling white. The vast Kenderlisor depression spans the entire length of the reserve, from the southwest to the northeast. Shakhr-i-Vazir, an ancient city, also lies in the reserve, along with dozens of [[Neolithic]] sites.<ref name="Ustyurt2" />

==References==
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[[Category:Protected areas of Kazakhstan]]

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