Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (Turkmenistan)
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor is part of the Tentative list of Turkmenistan in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor is a serial transnational nomination with 31 components in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan representing one on the main corridor of the Silk Road, passing through Samarkand and Bukhara. Uzbekistan has 7 sights. It consists of remains of long-distance routes of integration, exchange and dialogue between the East and the West, from the 2nd century BC until the end of the 16th century. The Turkmen component crosses the Karakul desert and consists mostly of remains of caravanserai, and at each end, of ancient settlements.
Map of Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (Turkmenistan)
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Added
- 2021
- Nominated for
- 2023
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Human activity - Transport and Trade
- Link
- By ID