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National parks and reserves
TOURISM Shyrkent historical & natural park
The Shyrkent park is located on the Shyrkent river valley, close
to Tursun-Zade town. This park is mostly famous for three
differently aged sites with the fossils and footprints of dinosaurs.
Other notable sights of the park include the archaeological
monuments dated back to the Stone Age and Medieval era
(including the camps and necropolises of prehistoric people).
The fauna of the region is very diverse with mountain leopards,
bears, beechmartens, weasels and wild goats inhabiting the area.
Some of the endangered bird and insect species found in the
region were included to the «Red Book» (including a griffon-
vulture, Turkestan saker, an orange-headed falcon,
parnasius and machaon butterflies and other). The ravine is very
attractive for those who enjoy mountain tourism and alpinism.
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