Seven World Heritage properties in Kazakhstan, from the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi to the Western Tien-Shan

Background

Kazakhstan has seven properties on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Four are cultural: the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, the Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly, the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor, and the Rock Mosques and Associated Sacred Sites of Mangystau. Three are natural: Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan, Western Tien-Shan, and Cold Winter Deserts of Turan. The Silk Roads corridor is a transnational property shared with other states. Kazakhstan's acceptance of the World Heritage Convention is recorded as 29 April 1994.