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Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

Cultural · Inscribed: 2014

Asia Transnational

Site Information

UNESCO ID
1442
Category
Cultural
Country
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, People's Republic of China
Inscribed
2014
Coordinates
34.3044, 108.8572
Area
427 km²
Components
34

Selection Criteria

(ii) (iii) (v) (vi)

Criteria: (ii), (iii), (v), (vi)

Description

Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang'an-Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which covers the Chang'an-Tianshan portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route. On June 22, 2014, UNESCO designated a 5,000 km (3,100 mi) stretch of the Silk Road network from Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia as a World Heritage site. The corridor spans China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and includes 33 new sites and several previously designated heritage sites.

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