HERITAGE RECORD · 1490

Western Tien-Shan

西部天山

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ16434635 ↗

Area760623 ha

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

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