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CulturalRef. 1675

Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor

Cultural World Heritage property in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (ii), (iii), (v).

Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor, Tajikistan
Photo: Bobyrr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
iiiiiv
Area of property
670 ha
What it is
transboundary site
Reference
WHC 1675 · Wikidata Q122666385

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sarazm, Tajikistan182 kmSarazmTajikistan · 2010Cultural185 kmCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient KhuttalTajikistan · 2025CulturalTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia, Uzbekistan211 kmTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaUzbekistan · 2026CulturalPamir National Park, Tajikistan224 kmPamir National ParkTajikistan · 2013NaturalSamarkand – Crossroad of Cultures, Uzbekistan232 kmSamarkand – Crossroad of CulturesUzbekistan · 2001CulturalShahrisabz, Uzbekistan249 kmShahrisabzUzbekistan · 2000Cultural
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