Nature Site

Sarkent national park

Sarkent national park
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Batken RegionKyrgyzstan • 2000 m

The Sarkent National Natural Park is located in the Bakten region, about 140 kilometers from the regional center - the city of Batken. The park covers an area of ​​40,000 hectares. "Sarkent" is the ancient name of the settlement where nomadic Kyrgyz lived. But over time, people migrated to the plain, and the name "Sarkent" remained.
"Sarkent" is one of the newest state parks, it was opened in 2009.
This park is inhabited by animals listed in the Red Book: brown bear, snow leopard, lynx, golden eagle and others.
In addition to animals, there is a wide variety of plants in the park, sea buckthorn willow, barberry, almond, etc. But still, most of the park's territory is occupied by juniper forests.
There are also 5 lakes in the park: Aikol, Zhashylkol, Sutkol, Boyrokkol, Zhashkol. There are many high-mountainous rocks and caves. Walking through the park, if you're lucky, you can meet a bear or see a golden eagle, and you can spend the night in a yurt and feel the hospitality of the local population.