page_title: Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve
hierarchical_section_title: Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve
caption_attribution_description: English: Aksu-Jabagly Nature Reserve, with Juniperus scrub. Plateau between Kshi- and Ulken-Kaindy, Kazakhstan.
context_page_description: The Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve is the oldest nature reserve in Central Asia. It is located in the southern province of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It covers the north-western mountain chains of the Tian Shan. Its name is derived from the biggest river in the area, the Aksu, and the mountain chain Zhabagly which is located in the northern part of the area.
context_section_description: The Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Ақсу-Жабағылы қорығы, Aqsý-Jabaǵyly Qoryǵy; Russian: Aксу-Жабаглинский заповедник, Aksu-Zhabaglinskiy zapovednik) is the oldest nature reserve in Central Asia. It is located in the southern province of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It covers the north-western mountain chains of the Tian Shan. Its name is derived from the biggest river in the area, the Aksu, and the mountain chain Zhabagly which is located in the northern part of the area.
caption: Plateau between the rivers Kshi- and Ulken Kaindy, Zhabagly mountains, Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve
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