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Pap National Nature Park

A 10,000-hectare mountain park in Pap district, created in March 2022, with a strict reserve zone and an area set aside for recreation.

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About the place

Pap National Nature Park was created on 4 March 2022 by Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 93 and placed under the State Forestry Committee. It covers about 10,000 hectares of the mountains in Pap district, on the north-western edge of the Fergana Valley in Namangan region.

The park is divided into three parts: a protected core of 6,000 hectares, 3,000 hectares for recreation and 1,000 hectares for economic use. Visitor facilities are still young, so treat it as a half-day trip into open hill country rather than a managed attraction. Bring water and go with a local driver who knows the tracks.

Why go

  • 10,000 hectares of mountain land
  • Protected core of 6,000 hectares
  • Young park, little crowding

Sources (1)

  1. 1.lex.uz

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