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) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Below is the list and the tentative list of sites in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

.(For the criteria see the Selection criteria)

The list	Name	Date	Criteria	Coordinates (Where applicable)
Main list
	Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi	2003	I,III,IV	43°17′N 68°16′E
	Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly Tamgaly Tamgaly is a petroglyph site in the Semirechye, Kazakhstan.Tamgaly is located 120 km to northwest of Almaty. The majority of the 5000 petroglyphs are in the main canyon, but there are a number in the many side canyons... >	2004	III	43°48′N 75°32′E
	Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan	2008	IX,X	50°26′N 69°11′E
Tentative list
	Turkic sanctuary of Merke Merke Turkic Sanctuaries The Turkic Sanctuaries of Merke are located in southern Kazakhstan, roughly 37 km south of present-day Merke in the Jambyl Province. At 3000 m high, the sanctuaries in this mountainous region of Kirghizki Alatau number more than 170 over nearly 250 km2. The sites are well-preserved at the...	1998	mixed	43°N 73°E
	Megalithic mausolea of the Begazy-Dandybai culture Begazy Dandybai Mausolea The Mausolea of the Begazy Dandybai culture are located in mountain valleys of Central Kazakhstan.-Site description:The collection of 18 mausolea, dating from the 12th to 8th centuries BC, incorporates unique architectural and constructive style...	1998	II,III,IV
	Barrows with stone ranges of the Tasmola culture Barrows of Tasmola The Barrows of Tasmola are dispersed throughout central Kazakhstan in the Karaganda, Akmola, and Pavlodar regions.-Site description:...	1998	Mixed
	Petroglyphs of Eshkiolmes Eshkiolmes Petroglyphs The Petroglyphs of Eshkiolmes are located throughout the Eshkiolmes mountain range in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. The area is being considered to be put on the World Heritage list of sites who have "outstanding universal value" to the world....	1998	Mixed	44°50′N 78°30′E
	Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen The Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen can be found in the Karatau mounatin range of southern Kazakhstan.-Site description:The petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen, located on ancient migration routes, include over 3500 examples of rock art, the most abundant collection in all of southern Kazakhstan...	1998	II,III,IV	43°50′N 68°50′E
	Paleolithic sites and geomorphology of Karatau mountain range Karatau Mountains The Karatau Mountains are located in southern Kazakhstan just north of the Syrdaria River, and they display a unique geomorphology. The name Karatau means Black Mountain in the Kazakh language...	1998	Mixed
	Archaeological sites of Otrar oasis	1998	III,IV	42°47′N 70°37′E
	Cultural landscape of Ulytau	1998	Mixed
	Northern Tyan-Shan (Ile-Alatau State National Park)	2002	X
	State National Natural Park Altyn-Emel Altyn-Emel National Park Altyn-Emel National Park is a national park in Kazakhstan. It was created in 1996. The park covers about 4600 square kilometers between the Ili River and the Ak-Tau mountain range, near Lake Kapchagai, and consists mostly of desert and rocky terrain...	2002	VII,VIII,IX	44°20′N 78°26′E "
	Aksu-Zhabagly state natural reserve Aksu-Djabagly Nature Reserve The Aksu-Djabagly Nature Reserve is the oldest nature reserve in Central Asia. It is located in the southern province of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It covers the north-western mountain chains of the Tian Shan...	2002	VII,X	42°23′N 70°37′E
	Western Tien-Shan	2010	VII,VIII,IX,X