World Heritage in Turkmenistan

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The World Heritage in Turkmenistan (as of 2016) includes three UNESCO World Heritage Sites , all of which are World Heritage Sites. Turkmenistan acceded to the World Heritage Convention in 1994, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1999. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2007.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
State History and Culture Park "Old Merw"
State History and Culture Park "Altes Merw"
( location )
1999 K 886
Köneürgenç
Köneürgenç 2005 K 1199
Parthian fortresses of Nisa
Parthian fortresses of Nisa 2007 K 1242 Nisa , the former capital of the Parthians , with New Nisa, the actual city, and Old Nisa with the royal palace.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2016) eight sites are entered in the tentative list of Turkmenistan, the last entry was made in 2010. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
BW Dehistan / Mishrian
( location )
1998 K 967
BW Badhyz nature reserve
( location )
2009 N 5432
BW Sünt-Hasardag-Reserve
( location )
2009 N 5433
Köýtendag dinosaurs and caves 2009 N 5434
Repetek Biosphere Reserve
Repetek Biosphere Reserve
( Lage )
2009 N 5435
Amu Darya Nature Reserve
Amudarja nature reserve
( location )
2009 N 5436
Hazar nature reserve 2009 N 5437
Sites of the Silk Road in Turkmenistan 2010 K 5521 Various sites on different branches of the Silk Road

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Turkmenistan. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 29, 2017 .
  2. ^ Tentative list of Turkmenistan. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 29, 2017 .