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NaturalRef. 1414

Xinjiang Tianshan

Natural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 2013 under criteria (vii), (ix).

Xinjiang Tianshan, China
Photo: Chen Zhao · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
2013
Criteria
viiix
Area of property
6,068 km²
Location
Xinjiang
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1414 · Wikidata Q17993813

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.
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Cold Winter Deserts of Turan, Kazakhstan287 kmCold Winter Deserts of TuranKazakhstan · 2023NaturalTamgaly, Kazakhstan554 kmTamgalyKazakhstan · 2004CulturalWestern Tian Shan, Kazakhstan632 kmWestern Tian ShanKazakhstan · 2016NaturalSulaiman-Too, Kyrgyzstan835 kmSulaiman-TooKyrgyzstan · 2009CulturalPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, Mongolia846 kmPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiMongolia · 2011CulturalGolden Mountains of Altai, Russia877 kmGolden Mountains of AltaiRussia · 1998Natural
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