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UNESCO
World Heritage sites in Kazakhstan |
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the following properties on the World Heritage List:
- 2003 The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
- 2004 Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
- 2008 Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
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. Persian master builders experimented with architectural and structural solutions under the supervision of the emperor in this partly unfinished building. These solutions were used in the construction of Samarkand, the capital of the Timurid Empire. Today, it is one of the largest and best-preserved constructions of the Timurid period.
The Convention states that a World Heritage Committee "will establish, keep up-to-date and publish" a World Heritage List of cultural and natural properties, submitted by the States Parties and considered to be of outstanding universal value.
One of the main responsibilities of this Committee is to provide technical co-operation under the World Heritage Fund for the safeguarding of World Heritage properties to States Parties whose resources are insufficient.
States Parties can request international assistance under the Fund for the preparation of tentative lists and nomination forms, expert missions, training of specialized staff, and supply of equipment when appropriate; they can also apply for long-term loans and, in special cases, non-repayable grants. Requests must concern work necessary for the preservation of cultural or natural sites included in the World Heritage List or assistance to national or regional training centres.
Emergency assistance is also available under the Fund in the case of properties severely damaged by specific natural or man-made disasters or threatened with imminent destruction.
source: www.unesco.org
