Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor

Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location
Includes31 locations in 3 countries
CriteriaCultural: (ii)(iii)(v)
Reference1675
Inscription2023 (45th Session)
Area669.679 ha (2.58565 sq mi)
Buffer zone1,750.042 ha (6.75695 sq mi)

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. The corridor spans Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and includes 31 sites.