List of World Heritage Sites in Kyrgyzstan
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO
) 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 Azerbaijan
.(For the criteria see the Selection criteria)
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
) 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 Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
.(For the criteria see the Selection criteria)
| The list | Name | Date | Criteria | Provinces | Image |
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| Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain Sulayman Mountain The Sulayman Mountain is the only World Heritage Site in the country of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the city of Osh and was once a major place of Muslim and pre-Muslim pilgrimage... |
2009 | III,IV | Osh Province Osh Province Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:... |
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| Tentative list | ||||
| Saimaly-Tash Petroglyphs Saimaluu Tash Saimaluu Tash is a petroglyph site in Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan, south of Kazarman. It is on the Ferghana Range at about 3,200 meters in two high valleys, separated by a low mountain ridge. Over 10,000 carved pictures have so far been identified, making the site a worldwide important... |
2001 | III,IV,VI | Jalal-Abad Province Jalal-Abad Province Jalal-Abad Province, also known as Jalalabat , is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by Talas Province, Chui Province, Naryn Province, Osh Province and Uzbekistan. The Jalal-Abad Province was established on November 21, 1939... |
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| Silk Roads Sites in Kyrgyzstan | 2010 | |||
| Western Tien-Shan | 2010 | VII,VIII,IX,X | Jalal-Abad Province |