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{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| image         = Astana-steppe-7748.jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| caption       = Kazakh Uplands
| location      = [[Kazakhstan]]
| includes      = {{flatlist|
#[[Naurzum Nature Reserve]]
#[[Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve]]
}}
| criteria      = {{UNESCO WHS type|(ix), (x)}}(ix), (x)
| ID            = 1102rev
| coordinates   = {{coord|50|26|0|N|69|11|20|E |region:KZ |display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| year          = 2008
| area          = {{convert|450,344|ha|acre|abbr=on}}
| buffer_zone   = {{convert|211,147.5|ha|acre|abbr=on}}
| locmapin      = Kazakhstan#West Asia
| map_caption   =
}}
'''Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan''' ({{Langx|kk|Сарыарқа - Солтүстік Қазақстан даласы мен көлдері|translit=Sarıarqa - Soltüstik Qazaqstan dalası men kölderi}}) is a part of the [[Kazakh Uplands]] (known in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] as ''saryarka'', or "yellow range") which has been designated a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{cite web
| title = Kazak Uplands
| publisher = Britannica Online
| url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/313776/Kazak-Uplands
| accessdate = 2008-07-09}}</ref> It was inscribed on July 7, 2008.<ref>{{cite web
| title =  Twenty-seven new sites inscribed
| publisher = UNESCO
| date = July 8, 2008
| url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/453
| accessdate = 2008-07-09}}</ref>
(''see'' [[List of World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan]])
The site comprises the [[Naurzum State Nature Reserve]] (located in [[Kostanay Province]]) and [[Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve]] (located in [[Aqmola Region]]). The two reserves contain [[wetland]]s which serve as important stop-over points for [[Bird migration|migrating birds]] from [[Africa]], [[Europe]], and [[South Asia]]. It is estimated that 15–16&nbsp;million birds, including many [[endangered species]], use the site as a feeding ground.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Eight new natural wonders for the World Heritage List
| publisher = International Union for Conservation of Nature
| date = July 8, 2008
| url = http://cms.iucn.org/index.cfm?uNewsID=1262
| accessdate = 2008-07-09
| archive-date = 2011-10-03
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111003190933/http://cms.iucn.org/index.cfm?uNewsID=1262
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> The [[pink flamingo]]s in particular are a major attraction within [[Korgalzhyn (lake)|Korgalzhyn]] Reserve.<ref name=OECA>{{cite web
| title = Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve
| publisher = Oriental Express Central Asia
| url = http://www.kazakhstan.orexca.com/korgalzhyn_reserve_kazakhstan.shtml
| accessdate = 2008-07-09}}</ref>
The site is also home to wildlife commonly found on the [[Kazakh steppe]], including [[marmots]], [[wolves]], and the endangered [[saiga]].<ref name=OECA/> Korgalzhyn nature reserve, being a part of World Heritage Site, is one of the most popular areas in Kazakhstan in terms of [[birdwatching]]<ref>{{cite web
| title = Nomadic Travel Kazakhstan
| url = http://nomadic.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21%3Abirdwatching&catid=3%3Aweekend-tours&Itemid=11&lang=en
| accessdate = 2012-03-12}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==External links==
* [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1102 Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan] UNESCO
{{World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan}}
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[[Category:World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Kostanay Region]]
[[Category:Geography of Akmola Region]]
[[Category:Kazakh Uplands]]
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[[cv:Сар хырçă]]
[[hr:Sarijarka]]