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NaturalRef. 900

Western Caucasus

Natural World Heritage property in Russia, inscribed in 1999 under criteria (ix), (x).

Abu MenaAcreAcropolis of AthensAhwar of Southern IraqAigaiAl MaghtasAncient City of AleppoAncient City of BosraAncient City of DamascusAncient City of NessebarAncient City of Tauric Chersonese and its ChoraAniAnjarAphrodisiasarchaeological Site of DelphiArchaeological Sites of Mycenae and TirynsArchitectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at NesvizhArmenian Monastic Ensembles of IranArslantepeAssurAstronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal UniversityAuschwitzBaalbekBabylonBahá'í World Centre buildingsBardejov Town Conservation ReserveBehistunBeit Guvrin National ParkBeit She'arim National ParkBiałowieża ForestBiblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer ShebaBolgar Historical and Archaeological ComplexBoyana ChurchBudapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy AvenueBursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman EmpireButrintByblosÇatalhöyükCathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of ZvartnotsCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak KarstChogha ZanbilChurch of the Ascension, KolomenskoyeChurch of the Nativitychurches of MoldaviaChurches of the Pskov School of ArchitectureCitadel of ErbilCity of SafranboluColchic Rainforests and WetlandsCrac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-DinCultural Landscape of Hawraman/UramanatCultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance RouteCultural Reserve of KernavėCuronian SpitCyreneDacian Fortresses of the Orăștie MountainsDanube DeltaDasht-e LutDead CitiesDelosDerbent LighthouseDivriği Great Mosque and HospitalDiyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural LandscapeDurmitor National ParkEarly Christian Necropolis of PécsEcbatanaEphesusGamzigradGelati MonasteryGöbekli TepeGobustan State Historical and Cultural ReserveGolestan PalaceGonbad-e QabusGordionGöreme National Park and the Rock Sites of CappadociaHanseatic town of VisbyHatraHattusha: the Hittite CapitalHeritage district of YazdHierapolis-PamukkaleHistoric Areas of IstanbulHistoric Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s PalaceHistoric Centre of SighișoaraHistoric Centres of Berat and GjirokastërHistoric Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinityhistorical centre of Yaroslavlhistorical city centre of OdesaHistorical Monuments of MtskhetaHollókőHorezu monasteryHortobágy National ParkHyrcanian ForestsIncense Route – Desert Cities in the NegevIslamic CairoItchan KalaJameh Mosque of IsfahanKalwaria Zebrzydowska parkKhirokitiaKöneürgençKraków Old TownKremlin and Red SquareKrzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining RegionKyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk LavraLevoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monumentsLimes DacicusMadara RiderMalbork CastleMasadaMaymandMedieval City of RhodesMedieval Monuments in KosovoMedieval Town of ToruńMehmed Paša Sokolović BridgeMeteoraMinoan Palatial CentresMir Castle ComplexModernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of ChiosMonasteries of Haghpat and SanahinMonastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat ValleyMount AthosMount NemrutMystrasNaqsh-e Jahan SquareNatural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid regionNatural and Culturo-Historical Region of KotorNisaNovodevichy ConventOld city (Dubrovnik)Old City of HebronOld City of Jerusalem and its WallsOld City of ZamośćOld town of CorfuOld town of KuldīgaOld Town of LvivOlympiaOuadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)Painted Churches in the Troödos RegionPaleochristian and Byzantine monuments of ThessalonikiPalestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, BattirPalmyraPaphosPasargadaePergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural LandscapePersian CaravanseraiPersian QanatPetraPhilippiPirin National ParkPrehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad ValleyPythagoreion and Heraion of SamosQasr AmraQazan KremlinRachid Karami International FairResidence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian MetropolitansRila MonasteryRock-hewn Churches of IvanovoRoșia Montană Mining LandscapeSaltSamarraSanctuary of Asclepius, EpidaurusSardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin TepeSculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu JiuSebastiaSelimiye MosqueShahr-e SukhtehSheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine EnsembleShushtar Historical Hydraulic SystemSoltaniyehSrebarna Nature ReserveŚródmieścieStari Ras and SopoćaniStruve Geodetic ArcStudenica monasterySusaSviyazhsk Assumption MonasteryTabriz BazaarTakht-e SoleymanTarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management SystemTell es-SultanTell Umm el-'AmrTemple of Apollo Epicurius in BassaeThe Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of PátmosThe wider area of Mount OlympusThracian Tomb of KazanlakThracian Tomb of SveshtariTokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural LandscapeTrans-Iranian railwayTrinity Lavra of St. SergiusTroyTyreUmm ar-RasasUmm el-JimalUpper SvanetiVecrīgaVilnius Old TownVlkolínecWalled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden TowerWarsaw Old TownWestern CaucasusWhite CityWhite Monuments of Vladimir and SuzdalWieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mineswooden churches of MaramureșWooden churches of Southern Lesser Polandwooden churches of the Slovak CarpathiansWooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval AnatoliaWooden tserkvas of Carpathian region in Poland and UkraineXanthos-LetoonZagori44.000° N, 40.000° E
State Party
Russia
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
2,989 km²
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Landform
Western Caucasus
Reference
WHC 900 · Wikidata Q64798261

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.

Upper Svaneti, Georgia271 kmUpper SvanetiGeorgia · 1996CulturalGelati Monastery, Georgia294 kmGelati MonasteryGeorgia · 2017CulturalColchic Rainforests and Wetlands, Georgia301 kmColchic Rainforests and WetlandsGeorgia · 2021NaturalHistorical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia453 kmHistorical Monuments of MtskhetaGeorgia · 1994CulturalAni, Türkiye487 kmAniTürkiye · 2016CulturalMonasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin, Armenia503 kmMonasteries of Haghpat and SanahinArmenia · 1996Cultural
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