Alakol Biosphere Reserve
| Alakol Biosphere Reserve | |
|---|---|
The Alakol-Sasykkol lake system in 2003 | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 46°10′59.880″N 81°46′0.120″E / 46.18330000°N 81.76670000°E |
| Area | 193,089 hectares (745.52 sq mi) |
| Established | 2013 |
| Official name | Alakol-Sasykkol Lakes System |
| Designated | 25 November 2009 |
| Reference no. | 1892 |
The Alakol Biosphere Reserve (established 2013) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Kazakhstan, within the desert zone of Eurasia in the central part of the Alakol inter-mountain depression. The 193,089 hectares (745.52 sq mi) reserve lies on the Central Asian–Indian bird migration route. The wetlands of the reserve are of global significance as a habitat and as a nesting site for water birds.
The Alakol State Nature Reserve manages the area.