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Golden Mountains of Altai

Natural World Heritage property in Russia, inscribed in 1998 under criterion (x).

Golden Mountains of Altai, Russia
Photo: Alexandr frolov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Badain Jaran DesertCold Winter Deserts of TuranCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient KhuttalDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureGolden Mountains of AltaiHistoric Centre of BukharaMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiMogao CavesOrkhon ValleyPamir National ParkPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiSamarkand – Crossroad of CulturesSarazmSaryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern KazakhstanShahrisabzSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorSulaiman-TooTamgalyTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaTigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveUvs Nuur BasinWestern Tian ShanWestern Xia MausoleumsXinjiang Tianshan50.467° N, 86.000° E
State Party
Russia
Year of inscription
1998
Criteria
x
Area of property
16,115 km²
Location
Altai Republic
What it is
protected area, protected area of Russia
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Mountain range
Altai Mountains
Reference
WHC 768 · Wikidata Q155495

Why it is on the List

(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, Mongolia213 kmPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiMongolia · 2011CulturalUvs Nuur Basin, Russia477 kmUvs Nuur BasinRussia · 2003NaturalXinjiang Tianshan, China877 kmXinjiang TianshanChina · 2013NaturalCold Winter Deserts of Turan, Kazakhstan888 kmCold Winter Deserts of TuranKazakhstan · 2023NaturalTamgaly, Kazakhstan1082 kmTamgalyKazakhstan · 2004Cultural1147 kmDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureMongolia · 2023Cultural
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