Kazakhstan is home to 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Of those, there are 3 cultural sites, 2 natural sites and 0 mixed sites. Kazakhstan shares 2 of those sites with other countries.
The World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan are:
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Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. -
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
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Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
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Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
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Western Tien-Shan
The transnational property is located in the Tien-Shan mountain system, one of the largest mountain ranges in the world.
