Naurzum State Nature Reserve is in the Kazakhstani North. Together with the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve it forms a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Understand
Naurzum landscape
History
Landscape
The landscape is mainly steppe with some pine and birch forests.
Flora and fauna
The fauna of the park is fairly similar to northern Europe including elk, foxes, wolves and a wide range of rodents.
Climate
Get in
The park is on the Turgai plateau, about 150 km southeast of Kostanay and 400 km northwest of the national capital Astana.