List of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has 19 World Heritage Sites in six countries of Central and North Asia. The countries are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Asian part of Russia.[1] The European part of Russia is included in Eastern Europe.[2]
Russia is home to the most sites with 7. One shares a border with Mongolia in Eastern Asia.[3] The first site from the region was the Itchan Kala in Uzbekistan added in 1990.[4]
Legend
change- Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[3]
- Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
- Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee
- Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
- Year; during which the site was added to the World Heritage List
- Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Inscribed sites
change * Trans-border site
# | Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year | Description | Refs |
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1 | Central Sikhote-Alin | Primorsky Krai, Russia 45°20′N 136°10′E / 45.333°N 136.167°E |
Natural: (x) |
1,553,928 (3,839,840); buffer zone 65,250 (161,200) | 2001 | The Sikhote-Alin mountain range has one the richest and most unusual temperate forests of the world. The tiger and Himalayan bear live alongside the brown bear and lynx. The site goes from the peaks of Sikhote-Alin to the Sea of Japan. It is important for the survival of many endangered species such as the Amur tiger. | [5] | |
2 | Golden Mountains of Altai | Altai Republic, Russia 50°28′N 86°0′E / 50.467°N 86.000°E |
Natural: (x) |
1,611,457 (3,982,000) | 1998 | The Altai mountains in southern Siberia form the major mountain range in the western Siberia region. Three separate areas are added: Altaisky Zapovednik and a buffer zone around Lake Teletskoye; Katunsky Zapovednik and a buffer zone around Mount Belukha; and the Ukok Quiet Zone on the Ukok plateau. The site is an important place for endangered animal species such as the snow leopard. | [6] | |
3 | Historic Centre of Bukhara | Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan 39°46′29″N 64°25′43″E / 39.77472°N 64.42861°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
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|
1993 | [7] | ||
4 | Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz | Qashqadaryo Province, Uzbekistan 39°3′0″N 66°50′0″E / 39.05000°N 66.83333°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
240 (590); buffer zone 82 (200) | 2000 | [8] | ||
5 | Itchan Kala | Khiva, Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan 41°22′42″N 60°21′50″E / 41.37833°N 60.36389°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv), (v) |
26 (64) | 1990 | [9] | ||
6 | Kunya-Urgench | Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan 42°10′59″N 59°5′6″E / 42.18306°N 59.08500°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
—
|
2005 | [10] | ||
7 | Lake Baikal | Irkutsk Oblast and Republic of Buryatia, Russia 53°10′25″N 107°39′45″E / 53.17361°N 107.66250°E |
Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) |
8,800,000 (22,000,000) | 1996 | The 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It has 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve. Known as the 'Galapagos of Russia', its age and isolation have produced one of the world's richest and most unusual freshwater faunas. | [11] | |
8 | Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | Turkestan, South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan 43°17′35″N 68°16′28″E / 43.29306°N 68.27444°E |
Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv) |
0.55 (1.4); buffer zone 88 (220) | 2003 | [12] | ||
9 | Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia 71°11′20″N 179°42′55″E / 71.18889°N 179.71528°E |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
916,300 (2,264,000); buffer zone 3,745,300 (9,255,000) | 2004 | The site includes the mountainous Wrangel Island (7,608 km2), Herald Island (11 km2) and surrounding waters. The island has the world’s largest population of Pacific walrus. It is a major feeding ground for the grey whale and the northernmost nesting ground for 100 migratory bird species. | [13] | |
10 | Parthian Fortresses of Nisa | Bagyr settlement, Ruhabat District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan 37°59′59″N 58°11′55″E / 37.99972°N 58.19861°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
78 (190); buffer zone 400 (990) | 2007 | [14] | ||
11 | Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly | Almaty Province, Kazakhstan 43°48′12″N 75°32′6″E / 43.80333°N 75.53500°E |
Cultural: (iii) |
900 (2,200); buffer zone 2,900 (7,200) | 2004 | [15] | ||
12 | Proto-urban site of Sarazm | —
|
Osh, Tajikistan 39°30′28″N 67°27′37″E / 39.50778°N 67.46028°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
16 (40); buffer zone 142 (350) | 2010 | [16] | |
13 | Putorana Plateau | Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia 69°2′49″N 94°9′29″E / 69.04694°N 94.15806°E |
Natural: (vii), (ix) |
1,887,251 (4,663,500); buffer zone 1,773,300 (4,382,000) | 2010 | This site has the same area as the Putoransky State Nature Reserve. It is in the central part of the Putorana Plateau in northern Central Siberia. It is about 100 km north of the Arctic Circle. | [17] | |
14 | Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures | Samarqand Province, Uzbekistan 39°40′7″N 67°0′0″E / 39.66861°N 67.00000°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
965 (2,380) | 2001 | [18] | ||
15 | Saryarka — Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan | Almaty Province, Kazakhstan 50°26′N 69°11′E / 50.433°N 69.183°E |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
450,344 (1,112,820); buffer zone 211,148 (521,760) | 2008 | [19] | ||
16 | State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” | Mary Province, Turkmenistan 37°42′3″N 62°10′39″E / 37.70083°N 62.17750°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
353 (870); buffer zone 883 (2,180) | 1999 | [20] | ||
17 | Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain | Osh, Kyrgyzstan 40°31′52″N 72°46′58″E / 40.53111°N 72.78278°E |
Cultural: (iii), (vi) |
112 (280); buffer zone 4,788 (11,830) | 2009 | [21] | ||
18 | Uvs Nuur Basin | Uvs, Zavkhan and Khövsgöl Provinces Mongolia*; Mongun-Tayginsky, Ovyursky, Tes-Khemsky and Erzinsky Districts, Tuva Republic, Russia* 50°16′30″N 92°43′1″E / 50.27500°N 92.71694°E |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
898,064 (2,219,160); buffer zone 170,790 (422,000) | 2003 | The Uvs Nuur Basin is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow and very saline lake, important for migrating birds, waterfowl and seabirds. The site is made up of twelve protected areas with the major biomes of eastern Eurasia. The mountains are an important refuge for the endangered snow leopard, mountain sheep (argali) and the Asiatic ibex. | [22] | |
19 | Volcanoes of Kamchatka | Kamchatka Krai, Russia 56°20′N 158°30′E / 56.333°N 158.500°E |
Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) |
3,830,200 (9,465,000) | 1996[nb 1] | This is one of the most outstanding volcanic regions in the world. There are many active volcanos. The sites have great species diversity, including the world's largest known variety of salmonoid fish and exceptional amounts of sea otter, brown bear and Stellar's sea eagle. | [23][24] |
Notes
change- ↑ Extended in 2001 to include Kluchevskoy Nature Park.
References
change- ↑ "Number of World Heritage Properties by region". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings". Geographical region and composition of each region. United Nations Statistics Division. 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ "Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each Year". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ↑ "Central Sikhote-Alin". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Golden Mountains of Altai". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Historic Centre of Bukhara". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Itchan Kala". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Kunya-Urgench". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Lake Baikal". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Parthian Fortresses of Nisa". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Proto-urban site of Sarazm". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Putorana Plateau". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Saryarka — Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Uvs Nuur Basin". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Volcanoes of Kamchatka". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Decision - 25COM X.B - Volcanoes of Kamchatka [Extension to include Kluchevskoy Nature Park] (Russian Federation)". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 October 2011.