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NaturalRef. 1693

Cold Winter Deserts of Turan

Natural World Heritage property in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (ix), (x).

Cold Winter Deserts of Turan, Kazakhstan
Photo: David Stanley · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-BahlolCold Winter Deserts of TuranCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient KhuttalCultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan ValleyDasht-e LutFort and Shalamar Gardens in LahoreGolden Mountains of AltaiGreat Himalayan National ParkHistoric Centre of BukharaHoh XilItchan KalaKöneürgençMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiMervMinaret and Archaeological Remains of JamMogao CavesNanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National ParksNisaPamir National ParkPersian QanatPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiRohtas FortSamarkand – Crossroad of CulturesSarazmSaryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern KazakhstanShahr-e SukhtehShahrisabzSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorSulaiman-TooTamgalyTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaTaxilaTigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveUvs Nuur BasinWestern Tian ShanXinjiang Tianshan44.026° N, 79.034° E
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
ixx
Component parts
8 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1693 · Wikidata Q122731152

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Tamgaly, Kazakhstan281 kmTamgalyKazakhstan · 2004CulturalXinjiang Tianshan, China287 kmXinjiang TianshanChina · 2013NaturalWestern Tian Shan, Kazakhstan398 kmWestern Tian ShanKazakhstan · 2016NaturalSulaiman-Too, Kyrgyzstan644 kmSulaiman-TooKyrgyzstan · 2009CulturalPamir National Park, Tajikistan823 kmPamir National ParkTajikistan · 2013NaturalTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia, Uzbekistan855 kmTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaUzbekistan · 2026Cultural
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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.