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In 1988, UNESCO initiated a study of the Silk Road to promote understanding of cultural diffusion across Eurasia and protection of cultural heritage. [2] In August 2006, UNESCO and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China co-sponsored a conference in Turpan, Xinjiang on the coordination of applications for the Silk Road's designation as a World Heritage ...
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which covers the Zarafshan-Karakum portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route. On September 17, 2023, UNESCO designated a 886 km stretch of the Silk Road network in Central Asia as a World Heritage site.
To commemorate the Silk Road becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the China National Silk Museum announced a "Silk Road Week" to take place 19–25 June 2020. [155] Bishkek and Almaty each have a major east–west street named after the Silk Road ( Kyrgyz : Жибек жолу , Jibek Jolu in Bishkek, and Kazakh : Жібек жолы , Jibek ...
World Heritage Sites ; Site Image Location () Year listed UNESCO data Description Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain: Osh: 2009 1230rev; ii, vi (cultural) Located above the Fergana Valley on an important crossroads of the Silk Road, the Sulaiman-Too has been venerated as a sacred mountain in the pre-Islamic and Islamic times.
This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China. China has 59, ranking second in the world, just below Italy . China ratified The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 12 December 1985. These sites comprise an essential part of China's rich tourism resources.
This articles lists cities located along the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes which connected Europe with China, spanning from the Mediterranean Sea to the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The Silk Road's eastern end is in present-day China, and its main western end is Antioch. The Silk Road started about the time of ...
Just to the south was the Yangguan pass, which was also an important point on the Silk Road. These passes, along with other sites along the Silk Road, were inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site. [1] The pass is at an elevation of 1400 meters.
The Ancient Settlement at Talkhiz is included in the UNESCO [1] world heritage list, as it is the medieval settlement through which the Great silk road [2] once passed. The city was formed in the 8th century and reached its development by the 13th century.