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Uvs Nuur Basin

Natural World Heritage property in Russia and Mongolia, inscribed in 2003 under criteria (ix), (x).

Uvs Nuur Basin, Russia
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Ancient City of Ping YaoBadain Jaran DesertBurkhan KhaldunCold Winter Deserts of TuranDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureGolden Mountains of AltaiLake BaikalMogao CavesMount WutaiOrkhon ValleyPamir National ParkPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiSulaiman-TooTamgalyUvs Nuur BasinWestern Tian ShanWestern Xia MausoleumsXinjiang TianshanYungang Grottoes50.275° N, 92.720° E
States Parties
RussiaMongolia
Year of inscription
2003
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
8,981 km²
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
12 (serial property)
Landform
Ubsunur Hollow
Reference
WHC 769 · Wikidata Q64797735

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.

Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, Mongolia327 kmPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiMongolia · 2011CulturalGolden Mountains of Altai, Russia477 kmGolden Mountains of AltaiRussia · 1998Natural681 kmDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureMongolia · 2023CulturalOrkhon Valley, Mongolia798 kmOrkhon ValleyMongolia · 2004CulturalLake Baikal, Russia1101 kmLake BaikalRussia · 1996NaturalXinjiang Tianshan, China1133 kmXinjiang TianshanChina · 2013Natural
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