List of World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.<ref name=convention>Template:Cite web</ref> Kazakhstan accepted the convention on 29 April 1994, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list; as of 2016, five sites in Kazakhstan are included.<ref name=kazakhstan>Template:Cite web</ref>

The first site in Kazakhstan, Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, was inscribed on the list at the 27th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 2003.<ref name=Paris2003>Template:Cite web</ref> Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly was inscribed in the following year as the second site, followed by Saryarka — Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two transnational properties, Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (shared with China and Kyrgyzstan) and Western Tien-Shan (shared with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan), were added to the list respectively in 2014 and 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=wts/>

World Heritage Sites

The table is sortable by column by clicking on the File:Sort both.gif at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.

Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation<ref name=list>Template:Cite web</ref>

Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates

Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee<ref name="criteria">Template:Cite web</ref>

Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO

Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List

Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Description
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi	150x150px	KazSouth Kazakhstan Template:Coord	Cultural:KazMau (i)(iii)(iv)	Template:Convert	2003	Situated in Turkestan (formerly Yasi), the Timurid-era Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi remains unfinished, though it has survived as one of the largest and best-preserved examples of Timurid architecture.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly	150x150px	KazAlmaty Template:Coord	Cultural:KazPet (iii)	Template:Convert	2004	Some 5,000 petroglyphs in Tamgaly testify to the lifestyles on the central Asian steppes from the Bronze Age on.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Saryarka — Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan	150x150px	KazVarious Template:Coord	Natural:KazSar (ix)(x)	Template:Convert	2008	The State Natural Reserves of Naurzum and Korgalzhyn provide sancturies for a large amount of threatened species, including Siberian white cranes, Dalmatian pelicans, Pallas's fish eagles and Saiga antelopes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor*		KazVarious, shared with Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Coord	Cultural:KazSil (ii)(iii)(v)(vi)	Template:Convert	2014	Covering a 5,000 km section of the Silk Roads, the property stretches from Chang'an in China to Zhetysu in Kazakhstan, containing historic settlements, palaces, temples, paths, fortifications, tombs and other structures.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Western Tien-Shan*	150x150px	KazVarious, shared with Template:Flag Template:Flag Template:Coord	Natural:KazWes (x)	0	2016	The western section of the Tian Shan mountain range system features diverse landscapes and a high degree of biodiversity.<ref name=wts>Template:Cite web</ref>

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As of 2016, Kazakhstan lists thirteen properties on its tentative list:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1. Turkic Sanctuary of Merke<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2. Megalithic Mausolea of the Begazy-Dandybai Culture<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
3. Barrows with Stone Ranges of the Tasmola Culture<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
4. Petroglyphs of Eshkiolmes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
5. Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
6. Paleolithic Sites and Geomorphology of Karatau Mountain Range<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
7. Archaeological Sites of Otrar Oasis<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
8. Cultural Landscape of Ulytau<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
9. Northern Tyan-Shan (Ile-Alatau State National Park)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
10. State National Natural Park "Altyn-Emel"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
11. Aksu-Zhabagly State Natural Reserve<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
12. Western Tien-Shan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
13. Silk Road<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>