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List of World Heritage Sites in Tajikistan

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural heritage consists of natural features (physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation, or natural beauty. As of 2025, Tajikistan has five sites on the list.

World Heritage Sites

UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, and vii through x are natural.

SiteImageLocation (region)Year listedUNESCO dataDescriptionProto-urban site of SarazmTajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorTugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient Khuttal
[[File:Sarazm,area12-W.jpg150px]]Sughd Region1141; ii, iii (cultural)2010Sarazm, which means "where the land begins", is an archaeological site bearing testimony to the development of human settlements in Central Asia, from the 4th millennium BCE to the end of the 3rd millennium BCE. The ruins demonstrate the early development of proto-urbanization in this region. This centre of settlement, one of the oldest in Central Asia, is situated between a mountainous region suitable for cattle rearing by nomadic pastoralists, and a large valley conducive to the development of agriculture and irrigation by the first settled populations in the region. Sarazm also demonstrates the existence of commercial and cultural exchanges and trade relations with peoples over an extensive geographical area, extending from the steppes of Central Asia and Turkmenistan, to the Iranian plateau, the Indus valley and as far as the Indian Ocean.
Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction and Gorno-Badakhshan1252; vii, viii (natural)2013Tajikistan National Park covers more than 2.5 million hectares in the east of the country, at the centre of the so-called "Pamir Knot", a meeting point of the highest mountain ranges on the Eurasian continent. It consists of high plateaux in the east and, to the west, rugged peaks, some of them over 7,000 meters high, and features extreme seasonal variations of temperature. The longest valley glacier outside the Polar region is located among the 1,085 glaciers inventoried in the site, which also numbers 170 rivers and more than 400 lakes. Rich flora species of both the south-western and central Asian floristic regions grow in the Park which shelters nationally rare and threatened birds and mammals (Marco Polo Argali sheep, Snow Leopards and Siberian Ibex and more). Subject to frequent strong earthquakes, the Park is sparsely inhabited, and virtually unaffected by agriculture and permanent human settlements. It offers a unique opportunity for the study of plate tectonics and subduction phenomena.
[[File:Penjikent in Tajikistan.jpg150x150px]]Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction and Sughd Region1675; ii, iii, v (cultural)2023The Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor is a key section of the Silk Roads in Central Asia that connects other corridors from all directions. Located in rugged mountains, fertile river valleys, and uninhabitable desert, the 866-kilometre corridor runs from east to west along the Zarafshan River and further southwest following the ancient caravan roads crossing the Karakum Desert to the Merv Oasis. Channelling much of the east–west exchange along the Silk Roads from the 2nd century BCE to the 16th century CE, a large quantity of goods was traded along the corridor. People travelled, settled, conquered, or were defeated here, making it a melting pot of ethnicities, cultures, religions, sciences, and technologies. Ancient Panjakent is pictured.
Khatlon Region1685; ix (natural)2023
Khatlon Region1627; ii, iii (cultural)2025

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. , Tajikistan has listed sixteen properties on its tentative list.

SiteImageLocation (region)Year listedUNESCO criteriaDescriptionMausoleum of "Amir Khamza Khasti Podshoh"The Site of Ancient Town of Takhti-SanginZorkul State ReserveState reserve Dashti DjumZakaznik KusavlisayFann MountainsThe Site of Ancient Town of Shahristan (Kahkakha)Mausoleum of "Mukhammad Bashoro"The Site of Ancient Town of PyanjekentMausoleum of "Hodja Nashron"Buddhistic cloister of Ajina-TepaMausoleum of "Khoja Mashkhad"The Site of Ancient Town of Baitudasht IVSilk Roads Sites in TajikistanSilk Roads: Fergana-Syrdarya CorridorAncient City of Karon
[[File:Масҷид ва оромгоҳи Ҳазрати Шоҳ 01.jpg150px]]Sughd Region1999(cultural)
[[File:Altar to God Oxus, with Marsias playing the aolos, Temple of the Oxus, Takht-i Sangin, dated 2nd century BCE.jpg150px]]Khatlon Region1999(cultural)
[[File:Bar-headed.goose.slimbridge.arp.jpg150px]]Gorno-Badakhshan1999vii, x (natural)
Khatlon Region1999vii, x (natural)
Sughd Region1999vii, x (natural)
[[File:Fann Mountains - lake.jpg150px]]Sughd Region1999vii, x (natural)
[[File:Bunjikat,Kahkaha2-1.jpg150px]]Sughd Region1999(cultural)
[[File:Mosques in Panjakent District.jpg150px]]Sughd Region1999(cultural)
[[File:Penjikent in Tajikistan.jpg150px]]Sughd Region1999(cultural)
Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction1999(cultural)
[[File:Ajina-Tepa.jpg150px]]Khatlon Region1999(cultural)
[[File:KhojaMahshad,S.jpg150px]]Khatlon Region1999(cultural)
Khatlon Region1999(cultural)
Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction, Gorno-Badakhshan, Khatlon Region, and Sughd Region2013iii, iv, v, vi (cultural)
Sughd Region2023ii, iii (cultural)
Gorno-Badakhshan2025ii, iv, v (cultural)

References

References

  1. "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  2. "Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  3. "Tajikistan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  4. "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – The Criteria for Selection". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  5. "Proto-urban Site of Sarazm". UNESCO.
  6. "Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)". UNESCO.
  7. (2023). "Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  8. (2023). "Tugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  9. (2023). "Cultural Heritage Sites of Ancient Khuttal". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  10. "Tentative Lists". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  11. "Mausoleum of "Amir Khamza Khasti Podshoh"". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  12. "The Site of Ancient Town of Takhti-Sangin". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  13. "Zorkul State Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  14. "State reserve Dashti Djum". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  15. "Zakaznik Kusavlisay". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  16. "Fann mountains". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  17. "The Site of Ancient Town of Shahristan (Kahkakha)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  18. "Mausoleum of "Mukhammad Bashoro"". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  19. "The Site of Ancient Town of Pyanjekent". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  20. "Mausoleum of "Hodja Nashron"". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  21. "Buddhistic cloister of Ajina-Tepa". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  22. "Mausoleum of "Khoja Mashkhad"". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  23. "The Site of Ancient Town of Baitudasht IV". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  24. "Silk Roads Sites in Tajikistan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  25. "Silk Roads: Fergana-Syrdarya Corridor". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  26. "Ancient City of Karon". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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