Western Tien-Shan World Heritage Site

Official name

Western Tien-Shan | UNESCO

Country

Kazakhstan | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

43.7183° Lat, 68.6788° Lon | Map

Code

1490

Time Zone

Asia/Almaty (+05, +0500)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2016. The transnational property is located in the Tien-Shan mountain system, one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. Western Tien-Shan ranges in altitude from 700 to 4,503 m. It features diverse landscapes, which are home to exceptionally rich biodiversity. It is of global importance as a centre of origin for a number of cultivated fruit crops and is home to a great diversity of forest types and unique plant community associations.