Golden Mountains of Altai
Also known as Montagnes dorees de l'Altai, Золотые горы Алтая
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Europe and North America
Russia
Inscribed
1998
Area
1,611,457 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Golden Mountains of Altai is about 170 km south of Gorno Altaysk. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mongolian Altai Petroglyphs, about 210 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zyryanovsk · about 50,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
- Gorno Altaysk · about 60,000 peopleabout 170 km north
- Ridder · about 57,000 peopleabout 180 km west
- Biysk · about 215,000 peopleabout 240 km north
- Oskemen · about 319,000 peopleabout 250 km west
- Tashtagol · about 23,000 peopleabout 290 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MongoliaCultural213 km away
Mongolia, RussiaNatural477 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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