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NaturalRef. 1102

Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Natural World Heritage property in Kazakhstan, inscribed in 2008 under criteria (ix), (x).

Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
Photo: Vmenkov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal UniversityBolgar Historical and Archaeological ComplexCold Winter Deserts of TuranCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient KhuttalCultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance RouteDerbent LighthouseGobustan State Historical and Cultural ReserveGolden Mountains of AltaiGonbad-e QabusHistoric Centre of BukharaHyrcanian ForestsItchan KalaKöneürgençMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiMervNisaPamir National ParkPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiQazan KremlinSamarkand – Crossroad of CulturesSarazmSaryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern KazakhstanShahrisabzSheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine EnsembleSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorSoltaniyehSulaiman-TooSviyazhsk Assumption MonasteryTakht-e SoleymanTamgalyTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaTigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveWalled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden TowerWestern Tian ShanXinjiang Tianshan50.433° N, 69.189° E
State Party
Kazakhstan
Year of inscription
2008
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
4,503 km²
What it is
cultural landscape
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1102 · Wikidata Q2559020

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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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Kazakhstan796 kmMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiKazakhstan · 2003CulturalTamgaly, Kazakhstan879 kmTamgalyKazakhstan · 2004CulturalWestern Tian Shan, Kazakhstan973 kmWestern Tian ShanKazakhstan · 2016NaturalTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia, Uzbekistan1015 kmTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaUzbekistan · 2026CulturalCold Winter Deserts of Turan, Kazakhstan1028 kmCold Winter Deserts of TuranKazakhstan · 2023NaturalSulaiman-Too, Kyrgyzstan1136 kmSulaiman-TooKyrgyzstan · 2009Cultural
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