The 10 Best Nature & Parks in Turkistan Region, Turkistan Region

Cave dimensions: length 254 m, width. 265 m, height 25 m. The dome of the cave resembles a shanyrak yurt. At a twenty-meter depth of the underground hall of the cave grow old mulberries.Women and children were hiding in the cave during the Dzungarian invasion. It is also unique that there is not a single tree upstairs within a radius of many kilometers. In the cave there is a real oasis

In South Kazakhstan, in the Ugam valley, there is the pass called Kirik Kiz, which is a stone sculptures that resembles the silhouettes of people. Each rock stands separately and completely differs from the others. Around these stony cliffs there are a lot of clay blocks of different colors and shades. People say that at one time there were exactly forty of these rocks.

The territory of Aksu-Zhabagly recreation centre owns the unique world of primitive nature. Gardens, rivers, conifers, flowers and plants, and of course, magnificent mountains and cool clean air attracts tourists from many countries of the world.

Karatau State Nature Reserve is located in the Central part of the Karatau ridge, which It is a branch of the northwestern arches of the Tien Shan in the territory of the South Kazakhstan region. The slopes of the ridge are dissected by deep valleys of numerous rivers and temporary streams with seasonal surface runoff almost everywhere.

In the Sozak region, you can observe an amazing natural phenomenon. The place is called "Kelinshek-Tau" - "stone bride" - translated from Kazakh. These mountains are bizarre and looking closely, you can see the outlines of one rock, similar to a sitting girl dressed as a bride, in front of her a stone bowl and a dog, and they are surrounded by boulders resembling the shape of a camel.

Aksu Canyon is one of the most picturesque places of the Aksu-Zhabagli nature reserve, the oldest reserve in Kazakhstan, which is located in the Turkestan region and was founded in 1926 in the mountains of the Western Tien Shan. In terms of size, Aksu is considered one of the largest and deepest canyons in Central Asia. Its depth ranges from 300 to 500 meters.