Burabay National Park
Burabay National Park, National park in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
The national park extends over 83,510 hectares, with 47,400 hectares of forest areas and 8,493 hectares of surface waters.
The protected area received official designation as Burabay National Park in August 2000 through a government decree of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The granite formations within the park include Okzhetpes and Zhumbaktas rocks, which hold deep significance in Kazakh folklore and legends.
The park contains networks of hiking paths through pine forests, connecting five main lakes: Burabay, Shortandy, Big Shabakty, Small Shabakty, and Kotyrkol.
The park preserves coniferous and mixed deciduous forests that have remained intact since the Pleistocene period in the northern steppes.
Location: Burabay District
Inception: 2000
GPS coordinates: 53.08333,70.30000
Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:10
Kazakhstan stretches across an impressive variety of landscapes, from high mountains to vast steppes, from hidden mountain lakes to wide desert plains. The country protects numerous natural areas that show these differences and allow visitors to experience places that remain little changed. In the national parks and reserves, you can walk through forests, stand by quiet lakes, or explore canyons shaped over thousands of years. Among the most visited are Charyn Canyon with its red rock walls, Burabay National Park with its pine forests and granite boulders, and Big Almaty Lake, which sits in a narrow valley at over 2500 meters elevation. Kaindy Lake is known for its submerged trees, their trunks still rising from the water. In the southern regions you find Aksu-Zhabagly, the country's oldest nature reserve, while in the east Mount Belukha, the highest peak of the Altai range, stands on the border with Russia. Each of these places offers its own picture of what nature looks like in this part of Central Asia.
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Museum of History of Kokshetau
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Kokshetau's Tatar Mosque
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Church of the Holy Archangel Michael, Kokshetau
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St George's Church, Kokshetau
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City Park, Kokshetau
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Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Kokshetau
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Abylai Khan monument
65.3 km
Okzhetpes Stadium
64.6 km
Shoqan Walikhanov monument, Kokshetau
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Akmola Regional Museum of History and Local Lore
65.2 km
Sileti Aūdany
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State Natural Monument "Relic pond"
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Natural Monument "Raspberry cape"
82.1 km
State Natural Monument "Green cape"
82.2 km
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State Natural Monument "Sharp hill «Helmet»"
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