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NaturalRef. 1685

Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve

Natural World Heritage property in Tajikistan, inscribed in 2023 under criterion (ix).

Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve, Tajikistan
Photo: Мухаммадсолех Оев · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Tajikistan
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
ix
Area of property
49,786 ha
Location
Dusti District
What it is
nature reserve
Founded or built
1938
Reference
WHC 1685 · Wikidata Q1138108

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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

110 kmCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient KhuttalTajikistan · 2025CulturalShahrisabz, Uzbekistan248 kmShahrisabzUzbekistan · 2000CulturalSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor, Tajikistan265 kmSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorTajikistan · 2023CulturalSarazm, Tajikistan265 kmSarazmTajikistan · 2010CulturalCultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan276 kmCultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan ValleyAfghanistan · 2003CulturalSamarkand – Crossroad of Cultures, Uzbekistan299 kmSamarkand – Crossroad of CulturesUzbekistan · 2001Cultural
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