Chong-Kemin Nature Park

Chong-Kemin Nature Park
Kyrgyz: Чоң-Кемин мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы
IUCN category II (national park)
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Location	Kemin District, Chüy Region,  Kyrgyzstan
Nearest city	Kemin
Coordinates	42°52′N 76°42′E
Area	123,564 ha (305,330 acres)
Established	1997

Chong-Kemin Nature Park (Kyrgyz: Чоң-Кемин мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы) is a park in Kemin District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan established in August 1997.[1] The purpose of the park is conservation of the unique nature complexes in Chong-Kemin Valley of the Kemin District and organization of recreation for local and foreign tourists. The area of the park is 123,564 hectares.[2] The park is located in 30 km from the regional center Kemin and in 135 km from Bishkek.[3]

This national park is one of the most picturesque parts of Kyrgyzstan. The 116 km long river Chong-Kemin flows through the park, and there are seven lakes in its basin.[4]

The ecosystem is diverse and is home to rare species, such as the snow leopard, golden eagle and maral (the smallest cervid in Central Asia).[5]

References

1. On establishment of the State Nature Park Chong-Kemin in Kemin District of Chuy Province [Об образовании Государственного природного парка "Чон-Кемин" в Кеминском районе Чуйской области] (Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 472) (in Russian). 13 August 1997.
2. "Specially protected natural territories of the Kyrgyz Republic". Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Specially Protected Natural Areas. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. "Chong-Kemin State Nature Park". Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity of Kyrgyzstan (in Russian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
4. "Tour in Kyrgyzstan to Chon Kemin national park". globuslanding.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
5. "Chon-Kemin Natural Park - Nomadays". www.nomadays.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.