List of World Heritage Sites in Kyrgyzstan

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Below is the list and the tentative list of sites in Kyrgyzstan. (For the criteria see the Selection criteria)

List of Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List[1]

Name Date[2] Criteria Provinces Image
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain 2009III,IV Osh Province
Tian-Shan Silk Roads Sites in China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan2014II,III,IV,V,VI

List of Properties in the Tentative List [3]

Name Date[4] Criteria Provinces Image
Saimaly-Tash Petroglyphs 2001 III,IV,VI Jalal-Abad Province
Western Tien-Shan 2010VII,VIII,IX,X Jalal-Abad Province

References and notes

  1. UNESCO Official page for main list
  2. Date is the Inscription date for the Main list and Submission date for the Tentative list
  3. UNESCO Official page for Tentative list
  4. Date is the Inscription date for the Main list and Submission date for the Tentative list
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