Ala-Archa Nature Park

Ala-Archa Nature Park
Looking up the Ala Archa river valley
Map showing the location of Ala-Archa Nature Park
Map showing the location of Ala-Archa Nature Park
LocationChüy Region, Kyrgyzstan
Nearest cityBishkek
Coordinates42°35′N 74°29′E / 42.583°N 74.483°E / 42.583; 74.483
Area164.8 square kilometres (64 sq mi)
Established1976

The Ala-Archa Nature Park (Kyrgyz: Ала-Арча кыргыз мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы, Russian: Государственный природный национальный парк Ала-Арча) is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, located approximately 35 km south of the capital city of Bishkek.[1][2] Established in 1976, it currently covers 16,485 hectares.[3]

  1. ^ "Ala-Archa". protected planet.
  2. ^ "Аларча улуттук табият паркы" [Alarcha National Nature Park] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. pp. 304–305.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Specially protected natural territories of the Kyrgyz Republic". Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Specially Protected Natural Areas. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.