Cold Winter Deserts of Turan
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Inscribed
2023
List reference
1693
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan is about 120 km south-east of Taldyqorghan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tamgaly Petroglyphs, about 280 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zharkent · about 36,000 peopleabout 75 km east
- Taldyqorghan · about 88,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
- Esik · about 35,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
- Qapshaghay · about 42,000 peopleabout 160 km west
- Ushtobe · about 20,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Sarqan · about 77,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
KazakhstanCultural281 km away
ChinaNatural287 km away
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, UzbekistanNatural398 km away
Further resources
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The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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