Cold Winter Deserts of Turan
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
33 546 km²
Region · kaz
Almaty
Kazakhstan
BSkArid, steppe, cold(45 %)
Area
222 581,5km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
7,0°C
Annual rain
398mm
Warmest m°
27,9°C
Coldest m°
-13,9°C
Elevation: 895 m on average (min 315 m, max 6 396 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,0°C
Annual rain
398mm
Warmest month
27,9°C
Coldest month
-13,9°C
Mean alt.
895m
Min
315m
Max
6 396m
Std. dev.
818m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(45 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
26,2g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
40,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
37,3g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
32,7%
Silt
41,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
40,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
18,6g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
31,8%
Silt
40,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.3%
Crops5.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil12.6%
Other (grassland, water…)78.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
11,1%
Pesticides
4,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas22
IUCN IV · 8IUCN II · 7IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN VI · 2IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Assigned · 1📍 Point sites · 8
Zhusandala State Reserved Zone
IUCN VIState Natural Protected Zone · 2001
22 670 km²
Ak Ilbirs ecological corridor
IUCN Not AssignedEcological corridor · 2025
7 786 km²
Xinjiang Tianshan
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2013
6 022 km²
Karoi State Nature Sanctuary (complex)
IUCN IVZakaznik · 2001
5 116 km²
Zhongar-Alatau State National Nature Park
IUCN IIState National Nature Park · 2010
3 943 km²
Complete list22 protected areas
- Cold Winter Deserts of TuranWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable202333 546 km²
- Zhusandala State Reserved ZoneState Natural Protected ZoneIUCN VI200122 670 km²
- Ak Ilbirs ecological corridorEcological corridorIUCN Not Assigned20257 786 km²
- Xinjiang TianshanWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable20136 022 km²
- Karoi State Nature Sanctuary (complex)ZakaznikIUCN IV20015 116 km²
- Zhongar-Alatau State National Nature ParkState National Nature ParkIUCN II20103 943 km²
- Almaty State Nature Sanctuary (complex)ZakaznikIUCN IV20013 644 km²
- State Nature Reservat "Ile-Balkhash"State Nature ReserveIUCN VI20183 600 km²
- Pribalkhash State Nature Sanctuary (complex)ZakaznikIUCN IV20013 557 km²
- Lepsi State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)ZakaznikIUCN IV20013 155 km²
- State National Nature Park "Altyn-Yemel"State National Nature ParkIUCN II19963 117 km²
- Khan Teniri Nature ParkNational and natural parkIUCN II20162 758 km²
- Verkhnekoksu State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)ZakaznikIUCN IV20012 619 km²
- Tokty State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)ZakaznikIUCN IV20012 214 km²
- Ile-Alatau State National Nature ParkState National Nature ParkIUCN II19962 015 km²
- State National Nature Park "Kolday koldery"State National Nature ParkIUCN II20071 612 km²
- Chon-Kemin Nature ParkNational and natural parkIUCN II19971 236 km²
- Charyn State National Nature ParkState National Nature ParkIUCN II2004931 km²
- Almaty State Nature ReserveState Nature ReserveIUCN Ia1961722 km²
- Kukan State Nature Sanctuary (zoological)ZakaznikIUCN IV2001502 km²
- Alakol State Nature ReserveState Nature ReserveIUCN Ia1998204 km²
- State Nature Sanctuary "Karakonuz Tract" (botanical)ZakaznikIUCN IV200130 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations17
- AksuskiyDistrict
- AlakolskiyDistrict
- Almaty (Alma-Ata)District
- BalkhashskiyDistrict
- EnbekshikazakhskiyDistrict
- IliyskiyDistrict
- KarasayskiyDistrict
- Karatal`skiyDistrict
- KerbulakskiyDistrict
- KoksuskiyDistrict
- PanfilovskiyDistrict
- RaiymbekskiyDistrict
- SarkandskiyDistrict
- TaldyqorghanAssembly
- TalgarskiyDistrict
- UygurskiyDistrict
- ZhambylskiyDistrict