Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Cultural · Inscribed: 2014
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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
- Wikidata
- View on Wikidata
Selection Criteria
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.