- Bayanaul National Park
Infobox_protected_area
name = Bayanaul National Park
iucn_category =
caption =
locator_x = 205
locator_y = 41
location =Pavlodar Province ,Kazakhstan
nearest_city =Ekibastuz ,Kazakhstan
lat_degrees = 50
lat_minutes = 49
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 40
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = E
area = 50000 hа
established = 1985Bayanaul ( _kz. Бая́н ауы́л) is a
national park ofKazakhstan located in southeasternPavlodar Province . It was founded in1985 and comprises an area of 50000 ha. The park serves as a popular vacation destination for residents ofPavlodar . The park has three freshwater lakes:Toraygir ,Sabyndykol , andJasybay . The first one was named after a Kazakh poet,Sultanmahmut Toraygirov who spent his childhood there.In the summer of 1993, the first All-Republic Camp (National Jamboree) of the
Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan , named "Jasybay's Arrow", was held at the national camp,Jasybay , named for a Kazakh mythic hero, near Bayanaul National Park.Photos
References
* [http://www.kazakhstan.orexca.com/rus/bayan_aul_park_kazakhstan.shtml Государственный Национальный Парк "Баян-Аул"]
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