Kalamaili Nature Reserve

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Kalamely Nature Reserve
卡拉麦里山有蹄类自然保护区
LocationXinjiang, China
EstablishedApril 1982

Mountain Kalamaili Ungulate Nature Reserve (Kalamaili means "black earth" in Kazakh, Chinese: 卡拉麦里山有蹄类自然保护区), also spelled Kalamely Nature Reserve, is a nature reserve in Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China, targeting in preserving the wildlife and natural vegetations in the arid steppe ecosystem. As one of the largest nature reserves in China, established in April 1982, it stretches from the Ulungur River in the north, across the heart of Dzungarian Basin, and reaches to the northern extension of Tianshan Mountains in the south, covering an area of more than 14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi).

In February 2019, the Kalamely Nature Reserve was listed as a state-level nature reserve in China.

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