Cold Winter Deserts of Turan
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
33 546 km²
City · UZB
Qo'ng'irot
Uzbekistan
BWkArid, desert, cold(100 %)
Area
75 894,8km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
11,6°C
Annual rain
144mm
Warmest m°
34,2°C
Coldest m°
-7,9°C
Elevation: 140 m on average (min -31 m, max 285 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,6°C
Annual rain
144mm
Warmest month
34,2°C
Coldest month
-7,9°C
Mean alt.
140m
Min
-31m
Max
285m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
28,9%
Silt
40,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
40,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
28,9%
Silt
40,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
27,8%
Silt
40,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil59.1%
Other (grassland, water…)40.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,3%
Pesticides
4,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN IV · 4IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Aralkum National Nature park
IUCN IINational Natural Park · 2022
9 994 km²
South Ustyurt National Nature Park
IUCN IINational Natural Park · 2020
9 463 km²
“Saigachiy” complex (landscape) Nature Reserve
IUCN IbComplex (landscape) Wildlife Sanctuary · 2016
6 798 km²
Kaplangurskiy
IUCN IaState Nature Reserve · 1979
5 234 km²
“Sudochye-Akpetki” State Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN IVState Wildlife Sanctuary (with formation of a legal entity) · 2021
3 092 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Cold Winter Deserts of TuranWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable202333 546 km²
- Aralkum National Nature parkNational Natural ParkIUCN II20229 994 km²
- South Ustyurt National Nature ParkNational Natural ParkIUCN II20209 463 km²
- “Saigachiy” complex (landscape) Nature ReserveComplex (landscape) Wildlife SanctuaryIUCN Ib20166 798 km²
- KaplangurskiyState Nature ReserveIUCN Ia19795 234 km²
- “Sudochye-Akpetki” State Wildlife SanctuaryState Wildlife Sanctuary (with formation of a legal entity)IUCN IV20213 092 km²
- ShasenemNature Sanctuary or Partial ReserveIUCN IV19832 889 km²
- State Wildlife Sanctuary BarsakelmesState Wildlife Sanctuary (with formation of a legal entity)IUCN IV20222 805 km²
- Sudochye lake systemWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV2022848 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN