Proto-urban Site of Sarazm
Also known as Sarazm, Sarazm Archaeological Site
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Tajikistan
Inscribed
2010
Area
16 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Proto-urban Site of Sarazm is about 30 km north-east of Urgut. The nearest other World Heritage site is Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Urgut · about 100,000 peopleabout 30 km south-west
- Samarkand · about 708,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Jizzax · about 235,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Shahrisabz · about 499,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Kattaqorgon · about 247,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Uroteppa · about 157,000 peopleabout 130 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
UzbekistanCultural51 km away
UzbekistanCultural82 km away
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanCultural182 km away
UzbekistanCultural245 km away
TajikistanCultural259 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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