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dated 21 June 2005. The national park area extended from 64.1 ha (158 acres) forest land to 24,047 ha (59,420 acres) including an average of 16,400 ha (41,000 acres) lake area. The
National Wetlands Commission approved Lake Kuş Wetland Protection Area on 28 December 2005.
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awarded a Class A European certificate for the successful conservation practice within the definition of the national park. It was renewed in 1981, 1986, 1991 and 1996. In 1981, the area was declared "First Degree
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settled from the 8th century BCE on in the southeast region of the Lake Kuş. Later, following the
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Habitat, the Kuşcenneti
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