Tamgaly Petroglyphs
Also known as Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly, Tamgaly, Tanbaly
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Kazakhstan
Inscribed
2004
Area
900 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tamgaly Petroglyphs is about 110 km north of Tokmak. The nearest other World Heritage site is Western Tien-Shan, about 160 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tokmak · about 113,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Boralday · about 21,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- Almaty · about 1,209,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- Qapshaghay · about 42,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Bishkek · about 837,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Shu · about 42,000 peopleabout 150 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, UzbekistanNatural164 km away
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanNatural281 km away
KyrgyzstanCultural429 km away
ChinaNatural554 km away
UzbekistanCultural585 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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