Warning: Creating default object from empty value in /home/user177/site/plugins/content/relatedarticlesembeddr/relatedarticlesembeddr.php on line 1066
UNESCO World Heritage Sites- places and objects on the planet, in different countries selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in accordance with the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and natural heritage. The Convention is designed to protect and preserve the outstanding cultural and natural values that constitute the heritage of all mankind. In order to protect historical objects from destruction, they are included in the general list, which is replenished annually by dozens of places in different corners peace. Let's take a look at some of the famous UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Mosque of al-Zeitouna, Tunisia
The Great Mosque or Mosque of al-Zeitun, located in the medina of the city of Tunis, is the largest mosque in the country. Despite the fact that non-Muslims are forbidden to enter the prayer hall, only the inner courtyard of the mosque is worth a visit. The mosque of al-Zeytun is made in the classical style, with arcades, columns and capitals. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1979.
Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt
The burial temple of Queen Hatshepsut is located at the foot of the rocks of Deir el-Bahri. This temple is very different from many other Egyptian temples. And this is the only sanctuary built in honor of the great female pharaoh.
The temple of Queen Hatshesput is as amazing as the female pharaoh herself. A huge pylon was erected next to this temple, to which a 30-meter dam with sphinxes adjoined. In front of the temple itself was broken amazing garden from beautiful shrubs and outlandish trees. Now the temple is visited by more than a million tourists annually. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1959.
Bahai Gardens, Haifa, Israel
The main attraction of Haifa is the Bahá'í World Center, surrounded by beautiful gardens spread out on terraces along the slope of Mount Carmel with original fountains and outlandish trees and plants. The Bahai Gardens in Haifa are one of the most visited places in the entire Mediterranean.
Renowned architects have been working for 10 years to create this eighth wonder of the world. All work was carried out exclusively by volunteers who came from 90 countries to contribute to the construction.
In the heart of the Bahai Gardens on Mount Carmel, is the Shrine of the Bab. Designed by the eminent Canadian architect William Maxwell, the structure of the Sanctuary of the Báb is a combination of Western and Eastern styles: granite columns, Corinthian capitals, and stately arches. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2008.
Petra, Jordan
The ancient city of Petra is rightfully considered the main attraction of Jordan. The Nabataean city of Petra was founded in these rocks about 4 millennia ago. Petra, which served as the capital of the kingdom, gradually gained enormous influence and unprecedented fame. The emergence of the city in such a remote place became possible thanks to the ability of the Nabataeans to control the flow of water, because in fact Petra is nothing more than an artificial oasis!
Flash floods often occur in this area, and the Nabataeans successfully controlled them using dams, cisterns, and aqueducts, which allowed them not only to survive long periods of drought, but also successfully trade water. Everything would have been fine until the Roman emperor Trajan came and destroyed the kingdom. Since the 16th century, no human has set foot here, until in 1812 the Swiss traveler-adventurer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt decided to find in these lands lost city about which there were many legends. As a result, the Swiss found the legendary lost city protected by sands and rocks! Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1985.
Temple Wat Yai Chai Mongkon, Ayutthaya, Thailand
This temple was erected in 1357 for a community of monks from the Pa Kaeo Sect and was originally called Wat Phra Chao Phya Tha. The temple was intended for meditation, which, along with the monks, was also practiced by King U-Thong. In 1592, in honor of the victory over the Burmese, another king, Naresuan, built a majestic pagoda, after which the temple changed its name and became known as Wat Yai Chai Mongkon.
Here is a statue of the Reclining Buddha in yellow saffron robes. In addition to the Reclining Buddha, you can admire the statues of meditating Buddhas, also dressed in saffron robes. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1991.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
The sacred city of the Itza people, known as Chichen Itza, is located 75 miles east of the city of Mérida, the capital of the Yucatán. In translation, from the language of local tribes, this name means "Well of the Itza tribe." Archaeologists consider it one of the places of power associated with the Mayan culture. Old City occupies an area of about six square miles, where once there were hundreds of buildings, of which today only ruins remain. About three dozen surviving buildings are of great interest to researchers. The most famous structure is the step pyramid of Kukulkan.
It has a square at the base and its height reaches 23 m. develop the image of seven isosceles triangles, which, in turn, make up the body of a thirty-seven-meter snake, “creeping” as the sun moves to its own head, carved at the base of the stairs. It is on this light show that tourists most often come. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1988.
Victoria Station (Chhatrapati Shivaji), Mumbai, India
Victoria is the largest railway station in India. The dome of the station building, one of the largest in the world, is visible from afar. A few years ago, it was renamed in honor of the King of India - Chhatrapati Shivaji. But the people still call him Victoria. The covered platform has a length of 400 meters. Ceilings of steel and glass support massive columns, their capitals are made of iron, some of white sandstone.
Thick walls, voluminous spaces, spacious verandas provide coolness inside the building. The facade of the building is decorated with protruding bay windows, decorative columns, figurines of fairy-tale characters. Main function at the dome - to amaze the imagination and serve as a guide. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2004.
Novodevichy convent, Moscow, Russia
The Novodevichy Convent, in the south-west of Moscow, in the bend of the Moskva River, was founded in 1524 by the vow of Grand Duke Vasily III in memory of the capture of Smolensk in 1514. Novodevichy was important link in the defensive ring of the Moscow monasteries-watchmen. In 1871, at the expense of the Filatievs, an orphanage-school for orphans of "non-noble rank" was opened; there were also two almshouses for nuns and novices. By 1917, 51 nuns and 53 novices lived in the monastery.
In 1922 the monastery was closed, and the "Museum of the Emancipation of Women" was created in it. By 1926 it was transformed into a historical, domestic and art museum, since 1934 a branch of the Historical Museum. Since 1980, the residence of the Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomna has been in the Novodevichy Convent. In 1994, a convent was re-established under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomna. Since 1995, services have resumed in the cathedral on patronal feasts. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2004.
Plaza of Spain, Rome, Italy
One of the most famous and beautiful squares in Rome is the Plaza de España located in the city center. It got its name due to the fact that in 1620 the palace of Spain, or the Palazzo di Spagna, which housed the embassy of this country, appeared on it.
In the northern part of the Plaza de España is the Spanish Steps. Before her in 1627-1629. architect Pietro Bernini built the Barcaccia Fountain in the form of a sunken boat. The steps of the Spanish Steps lead to the church of Trinita dei Monti towering over the square. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1959.
Desert of Wadi Rum, Jordan
Wadi Rum is one of the main attractions of Jordan along with the city of Petra. This is an example of an extraordinary sandy landscape, consisting of an almost perfectly smooth surface of pink-gold sand and multi-colored sandstone hills rising above it all. Calm and silence reign here, only separate, lonely settlements occasionally disturb the desert with their presence.
In the desert are the remains of the ruins ancient temple Nabataeans. Also in the expanses of Wadi Rum there are protected areas for breeding antelopes, which are monitored by members of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2011.
Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina
Perito Moreno is a glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park, in the southeast of the Argentinean province of Santa Cruz. The glacier is 78 km away. from the village of El Calafate. This huge accumulation of ice was named after the explorer Francisco Moreno, who first explored the region in the 19th century.
Perito Moreno has an area of 250 km² and is one of 48 glaciers fed by southern part Patagonian glacier. it a natural phenomenon- third largest source fresh water in the world. Unfortunately, from year to year the glacier collapses and loses its value. There is a certain charitable organization that accepts donations in order to keep the glacier alive. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1981.
Surely you have ever seen majestic mountains and peaceful valleys, winding rivers and endless forests that took your breath away? There are many such places on earth. Unique territories that are important to preserve in their original form are included in the World Natural Heritage List. Now it has 203 objects, 11 of which are located in Russia. Only it seems that this is quite a bit: among all countries, Russia ranks fourth in terms of the number of objects after China, America and Australia.
The World Heritage area includes state nature reserves and national parks. Landscapes change from high mountain lakes, glaciers, arctic tundra to alpine meadows, taiga, endless steppes and even volcanoes.
It's not only incredible Beautiful places, but also home to many species of animals and plants, rare and even endemic - those that are not found anywhere else in the world. One of the examples is Amur tiger and Dahurian crane. Some plants on the territory of natural monuments are more than one hundred years old. The age of the cedar in the Teletsk taiga is more than six centuries old.
An object is included in the list if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
(VII) represents a natural phenomenon or space of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
(VIII) reflects the main stages of the history of the Earth, symbolizes geological processes in the development of the relief or its features
(IX) reflects ecological or biological processes in the evolution of animals, plants and other organisms
(X) includes significant natural environment habitats to preserve its biological diversity and endangered species of exceptional world value
4 out of 11 sites in Russia were selected according to criterion VII: the Komi forests, Lake Baikal, Kamchatka volcanoes and the Putorana Plateau. Therefore, travelers from all over the world seek to see them.
Read the mini-guide to all UNESCO natural heritage sites in Russia to see them live someday.
1. Virgin forests of Komi
The largest untouched forests in Europe stretch over an area of 32,600 km². It is about 3 km² more area Belgium. The Komi forests are the first Russian site to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Brown bear, sable, elk, more than 200 species of birds, including those listed in the Red Data Book, and valuable fish species such as palia char and Siberian grayling live here.
In the thicket of virgin forests and on the banks of rivers, one can see bizarre stone sculptures, unusual remnants and other forms of weathering, reminiscent of either the ruins of castles or mythical creatures.
The lush taiga stretches towards Ural mountains, flowing into the tundra, where there are almost no plants, and crystal rivers descend from the ridges and merge into the Pechora, giving rise to amazing landscapes.
2. Lake Baikal
A slightly smaller area, 31,722 km², is occupied by the deepest lake on the planet. The whole of Malta, even magnified 100 times, would fit on its surface. This is one of the largest World Heritage Sites. The maximum depth of the lake is 1642 meters. This means that if you install the Eiffel Tower at the bottom, and put four more on top, the latter would still not appear out of the water.
The reservoir of the largest lake in Russia is almost 19% of the world's fresh water. The water in Baikal is so clean that some stones at the bottom are visible even at a depth of 40 meters. In many ways, cleanliness is provided by epishura, a unique crustacean that consumes organic matter. In general, about 2,600 animals live in Baikal, more than half of which are endemic. On the banks of the reservoir there are forests and swamps, glacial lakes, circuses and canyons. There are more than 800 species of higher plants.
A special phenomenon and a real attraction of Baikal is ice. At the end of winter in the bays, its thickness reaches two meters. On the different areas On the surface, it freezes in different ways: sometimes it is covered with a web of cracks, sometimes it is dotted with bubbles, it looks like a mirror, sometimes it looks like frosted glass. Ice splashes formed by frozen waves several meters high, and grottoes, which cannot be reached in summer, are striking. In you can skate on a huge lake, raft on an ice floe and fill the camera memory with cool shots.
In summer, Baikal is also interesting: you can go around this natural monument or arrange rafting, jeeping and trekking.
3. Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Kamchatka resembles a cake with candles: there are so many here, and 28 out of 29 are in the eastern part. Klyuchevskoy - highest volcano not only in Russia, but throughout Eurasia (4750 m), Mutnovsky is famous for its smoking fumarole fields, and in the crater of Maly Semyachik there is a piercing lake, like a blue eye wide open into the sky. That is why six separate sections of Kamchatka are included in the UNESCO list.
Another unique place is the Uzon caldera. 40,000 years ago, due to several eruptions in a row, a huge volcano collapsed, and a caldera with a diameter of 10 km was formed in its place. It is located on the territory of the Kronotsky Reserve and combines rivers, hot springs, tundra, forests and lakes on the same landscape.
4. Golden Mountains of Altai
The Altai Nature Reserve and the buffer zone of Lake Teletskoye, the Katunsky Nature Reserve and the buffer zone of Belukha Mountain, as well as the Ukok Plateau, have become World Heritage Sites. On their territory there are taiga, steppe, mountain tundra and glaciers, meadows and plateaus. If you want to see all the most picturesque places in one trip to Altai, then choose. Especially suitable for those who love comfort, because you will spend the night in hotels.
Altai is no less interesting in winter. Going to, you will see mountain lakes, snow-covered passes, tracts and cedar forests. After spending here, recharge your batteries for many months to come. And having made a tour of this UNESCO natural site, you will take pictures of the panoramas of the North Chuya Range and see a unique turquoise lake that does not freeze even at very low temperatures.
5. Western Caucasus
The Western Caucasus was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999. This definition includes the Krasnodar Territory, Adygeya, Karachay-Cherkessia and part of the Main Caucasian Range from Mount Fisht to Elbrus. On the territory of the object there are “three-thousanders”, bizarre rocks, deep gorges, caves, glaciers and alpine lakes.
In Adygea, probably the most big number natural beauties on square meter. There are only two cities in the republic, and the rest of the territory is mountains and waterfalls, alpine meadows and untouched forests, deep canyons and raging rivers. This makes it possible to practice different types active rest, and even . Rock climbing and hiking, horseback riding - why not spend it like this, for example?
6. Central Sikhote-Alin
Sikhote-Alin in eastern Russia is a mix of coniferous and broad-leaved trees, taiga and subtropics, southern and northern animal species. Here, for example, you can meet both Himalayan and brown bears. Primorye - the whole world relics and endemics, where groves of relic yews grow, carpets of Red Book lotuses bloom and rhododendrons bloom - local sakura. Protected bays with white beaches hide starfish and schools of colored fish. At high altitudes, the tundra extends, while in the lowlands the grass grows up to 3.5 meters.
Sikhote-Alin is the birthplace of the Amur tigers. Over the past 100 years, their number in the world has decreased by 25 times. At the same time, 95% of the entire population lives in the Far East, and 5% in China. There, killing a tiger is a crime for which the death penalty. And the Far Eastern leopard remained only in Primorye.
V.K. traveled through the local taiga. Arseniev is a researcher of the Far East. On the expedition, he was with his friend and guide Dersu Uzala, a local hunter. Today and you can follow in their footsteps during
7. Ubsunur basin
This object includes Lake Ubsu-Nur, which belongs simultaneously to Mongolia and Russia (Republic of Tuva). On the territory of Mongolia, this lake is the largest, and its Russian part is only 0.3% of the total area. Here are contrasting landscapes - highlands, mountain taiga massifs, forest-steppe, steppe and semi-desert areas. There is even a real sandy desert. The surroundings of the lake were inhabited several thousand years ago. This is evidenced by petroglyphs on the rocks, stones and mounds, of which there are about 40,000 here.
8. Wrangel and Herald Islands
In the very north of Russia, where the Chukchi Sea meets the North Arctic Ocean, the gloomy and mountainous islands of Wrangel (7.6 thousand km²) and Herald (11 km²) are located. In harsh environments where vibrant life seems impossible, there are hundreds of plant species - more than on any other Arctic island. Among the blackening rocks, walruses settled in the largest rookery in the Arctic, and thousands of birds made their nests. Gray whales swim in the local waters during migrations. Vragnel Island is called the "maternity hospital of polar bears" - there are so many of its ancestral lairs here. And in Chukchi it is called Umkilir - "the island of polar bears."
It is worth visiting at least once to see really rare animals. For example, musk oxen, which, like reindeer, survived the late Pleistocene extinction. Their wool is eight times warmer than sheep! , you can also try whale meat, learn an Eskimo dance and walk along the alley of whale bones.
There are many beautiful buildings, natural phenomena and other unique objects in the world that delight people. And the task of each generation is to preserve this wealth and pass it on to descendants. The most valuable sights fall into a special list.
About World Heritage Sites
It is terrible to think that the descendants will not see, for example, the Acropolis or, meanwhile, this can happen, if not in the near future, then in several generations. That is why one of the primary tasks of mankind is to preserve and increase the cultural and natural wealth of the planet.
For this purpose, a special list was created, which includes World Heritage sites located on the territory of various countries and regions. There are many, they are diverse, and each is unique in its own way.
General information about the list
The idea of a list of the most valuable objects in the world was first implemented in 1978, after the UN Convention was adopted six years earlier, declaring a common responsibility for the preservation of the most significant cultural and natural monuments.
At the end of 2014, the list contains 1007 titles. In the top ten in terms of the number of World Heritage sites are Italy, China, Spain, France, Germany, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, Russia and the United States. In total, there are 359 items included in the list on their territory.
There are a number of criteria according to which the list is expanded. They include the uniqueness or exclusivity of a particular place or building from different points of view: its inhabitants, construction, evidence of milestone development of civilizations, etc. Therefore, sometimes in the list you can find objects that are quite unexpected for someone.
Categories and examples
All the diversity of the World Heritage is divided into three conditional groups: cultural, natural and cultural-natural. The first category is the most numerous, it includes 779 items, for example, a building Opera House in Sydney. The second group contains 197 objects, including Belovezhskaya Pushcha and the Grand Canyon. The last category is the smallest - only 31 monuments, but they combine both natural beauty and human intervention: Machu Picchu, Meteora monasteries, etc.
For some reason, people are used to first of all admiring the buildings and creations of their own efforts, forgetting about natural beauties. And in vain, because in fact it is also a World Cultural Heritage.
In Russia
On the territory of the Russian Federation there are 26 monuments included in the UNESCO list. Of these, 15 are classified as cultural, and the remaining 11 are natural. They are located all over the country and include truly unique UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Russia.
For the first time, the Russian Federation added to the list of countries on whose territory there are monuments to human and natural genius, in 1990, when the list was replenished as well as Kizhi churchyard and the historical center of St. Petersburg. In the future, the World Heritage of Russia has been regularly updated and still continues to expand. The list includes nature reserves, monasteries, geological monuments and many other objects. So, in 2014, the Bulgar historical and archaeological complex, which is located in Tatarstan, was included in the World Heritage List of Russia.
Full list
The World Heritage Sites of Russia are mostly known to many citizens. But someone will find for themselves unfamiliar points that they may want to visit, so it is better to give a complete list:
- the historical center and monuments of St. Petersburg;
- Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow;
- Kizhi churchyard;
- Veliky Novgorod and its environs;
- white monuments of Suzdal and Vladimir;
- Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye;
- Trinity-Sergius Lavra;
- Komi forests;
- lake Baikal;
- Kamchatka volcanoes;
- natural reserve Sikhote-Alin;
- golden Altai mountains;
- Ubsu-Nur lake basin;
- Western Caucasus;
- Kazan Kremlin;
- Ferapontov Monastery;
- Curonian Spit;
- the old city of Derbent;
- Wrangel Island;
- Novodevichy Convent;
- historical center of Yaroslavl;
- Struve arc;
- the Putorana plateau;
- Lena Pillars;
- complex "Bulgar".
Another item is related to political events 2014 - located on the Crimean peninsula ancient city Chersonese, which is also included in the World Cultural Heritage. Russia actually has something to strive for, because there are many more unique objects on the territory of the country, and each of them can eventually enter the UNESCO list. In the meantime, it is still worth learning more about those monuments that are already on this list. After all, it’s not for nothing that they were included there?
Natural
Russia is a huge country, the largest on the planet in terms of territory. 9 time zones, 4 climatic and great amount different zones. It is not surprising that the World Natural Heritage of Russia is quite numerous and diverse - 11 objects. There are huge forests, clean and deep lakes, natural phenomena of amazing beauty.
- Virgin forests of Komi. They are considered the largest untouched forests in Europe. They were included in the World Heritage of Russia in 1995. Many species grow and live on their territory. rare representatives flora and fauna.
- Lake Baikal. It is the deepest on the planet. Listed in 1996. Many species living in the lake are endemic.
- Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula. They are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Included in the World Heritage Sites of Russia in 1996.
- Altai. Listed since 1998. Includes habitats of rare representatives of flora and fauna.
- Caucasian reserve. It is located in three subjects of the Russian Federation: Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygea. Listed since 1999.
- Central Sikhote-Alin. A natural reserve located in the Primorsky Territory. Many rare species of animals live on its territory. Entered the UNESCO list in 2001.
- Curonian spit. This unique object is a sand body stretching across the Baltic Sea for almost 100 kilometers. On the territory of the spit is located a large number of interesting places, such as the famous "Dancing Forest", also through it lies the seasonal migration route of many birds. Listed in 2000.
- Ubsu-Nur basin. Located on the border of the Russian Federation and Mongolia. The hollow was included in the list in 2003 according to the criteria of the international scientific value and conservation of biological and landscape diversity.
- Wrangel Island. It is divided into almost equal halves between the Western and Eastern hemispheres. Most its territory is occupied by mountains. grow here rare plants, which, among other things, caused the object to be included in the UNESCO list in 2004 under the number 1023.
- It was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2010. Here are the migration routes of large populations reindeer, and also observed unique combination ecosystems.
- Lena pillars. On the this moment the last World Natural Heritage site in Russia. Was listed in 2012. In addition to its aesthetic importance, this object is valuable for the uniqueness of the geological processes taking place here.
man-made
Objects of the World cultural heritage Russia, of course, include not only natural monuments but the results of human labor.
- Historical center of St. Petersburg. Red Square and the Kremlin in Moscow. The hearts of both capitals entered the list at the same time - in 1990 - and immediately according to four criteria.
- Kizhi. This unique ensemble of wooden buildings was also included in the UNESCO list in 1990. This real wonder of the world not only demonstrates the genius of mankind, but also surprisingly harmonizes with the surrounding nature.
- In 1992, UNESCO added 3 more sights to its list: the monuments of Novgorod, Suzdal and Vladimir, as well as
- The Trinity-Sergius Lavra and the Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye, listed in 1993 and 1994 respectively, are known for their beauty to everyone - many residents of Moscow and the Moscow region regularly visit there.
- entered the list in 2000, as well as
- Monuments of the city of Derbent in Dagestan - 2003.
- in Moscow - 2004.
- The historical center of Yaroslavl - 2005.
- (2 points), which helped to establish the shape, size and some other parameters of the planet - 2005.
- Architectural and historical complex Bulgar - 2014.
As can be seen, the objects of the World Cultural Heritage of Russia are mostly concentrated in the European part, which is due to the peculiarities of the development of the territory.
Applicants
Russia's World Heritage List may expand significantly in the coming years. The Government of the Russian Federation regularly offers the UN new applicants, unique and beautiful in their own way. Now there are 24 more objects that can be included in the main list of UNESCO.
Endangered
Unfortunately, it is not always possible to preserve the World Heritage. Fortunately, this does not threaten Russia yet, all of its monuments included in the list are in relative safety. UNESCO regularly edits and publishes special list, which includes unique objects that are at risk. Now it consists of 38 items. Natural and cultural monuments are on this “alarming” list for various reasons: poaching, deforestation, construction and reconstruction projects that violate the historical appearance, climate change, etc. In addition, the worst enemy of World Heritage is time, which is impossible win. And yet, from time to time, monuments are removed from this list, most often due to an improvement in the situation. But there are also sad examples when the situation has deteriorated so much that the objects simply ceased to be included in the World Heritage. Russia has nothing to fear yet, although ecological situation in some parts of the country can affect many natural monuments. And then, perhaps, for the Russian Federation, the “alarming” list will become relevant.
UNESCO action
Inclusion in the list is not only and not so much prestige, but first of all increased attention to the safety and condition of certain objects from the side more organizations. UNESCO also stimulates the development ecological tourism and increases people's awareness of the uniqueness of monuments. Among other things, there is special fund, which funds the maintenance of the facilities.
Work is underway to include the following natural objects in the List: Volga Delta, Lena Delta, Green Belt of Fennoscandia, Kurile Islands, Valdai - Great Watershed, Western Sayan, Beringia and the Solovetsky Islands.
Natural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List |
||
| Square | State | |
| Virgin forests of Komi | 3.279 million ha | Inscribed on the World Heritage List (1995) Criteria - N ii, iii |
| 1. State biosphere reserve"Pechora-Ilychsky" | 721 322 | |
| 2. national park"Yugyd Va" | 1 891 701 | |
| 3. Reserve zone | 666 000 | |
| Lake Baikal | 8.8 million ha | Listed (1996) Criteria - N i, ii, iii, iv |
| 1. Baikalsky State Biosphere Reserve | 165 724 | |
| 2. State Biosphere Reserve "Barguzinsky" | 374 322 | |
| 3. State Nature Reserve "Baikal-Lensky" | 660 000 | |
| 4. National Park "Pribaikalsky" | 418 000 | |
| 5. Zabaikalsky National Park | 246 000 | |
| 6. Reserve "Frolikhinsky" | 910 200 | |
| 7. Reserve "Kabansky" | 18 000 | |
| 8. Tunkinsky National Park (partially) | ||
| Volcanoes of Kamchatka | 3.996 million ha | Included in the List (1996). Expanded in 2001 Criteria - N i, ii, iii, iv |
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Kronotsky" | 1 147 619,37 | |
| 2. Natural Park"Bystrinsky" | 1 368 592 | |
| 3. Natural park "Nalychevskiy" | 286 025 | |
| 4. Natural park "South Kamchatsky" | 500 511 | |
| 5. Reserve of federal importance "South Kamchatsky" | 322 000 | |
| 6. Natural park "Klyuchevskoy" | 371 022 | |
| Golden Mountains of Altai | 1.509 million ha | Listed (1998) Criterion - N iv |
| 1. Altai State Biosphere Reserve | 881 238 | |
| 2. State Biosphere Reserve "Katunsky" | 150 079 | |
| 3. Belukha Mountain Natural Park | 131 337 | |
| 4. Natural park "Ukok" | 252 904 | |
| 5. Buffer zone "Teletskoe Lake" | 93 753 | |
| Western Caucasus | 0.301 million ha | Listed (1999) Criteria - N ii, iv |
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Kavkazsky" with a buffer zone | 288 200 | |
| 2. Natural park "Big Thach" | 3 700 | |
| 3. Monument of nature "Upper reaches of the rivers Pshekha and Pshekhashkha" | 5 776 | |
| 4. Monument of nature "Upper reaches of the river Tsitsa" | 1 913 | |
| 5. Monument of nature "Ridge Buiny" | 1 480 | |
| Curonian Spit(jointly with Lithuania) | 0.031 million ha | Listed (2000) Criterion - Cv |
| 1. Curonian Spit National Park (Russia) | 6 600 | |
| 2. National Park "Kursiu Nerijos" (Lithuania) | 24 600 | |
| 1.567 million ha | Included in the List (2001). Expanded in 2018 Criterion - N iv |
|
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Sikhote-Alinsky" | 401 600 | |
| 2. Bikin National Park | 1 160 469 | |
| 3. Reserve "Goralovy" | 4 749 | |
| Ubsunur Hollow(shared with Mongolia) | 0.883 million ha | Listed (2003) Criteria - N ii, iv |
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina" (Russia) | 73 529 | |
| 2. Biosphere Reserve "Uvs Nuur" (Mongolia) | 810 233,5 | |
| Wrangel Island | 2.226 mln ha | Listed (2004) Criteria - N ii, iv |
| State Nature Reserve "Wrangel Island" | ||
| Putorana Plateau | 1.887 million ha | Listed (2010) Criteria - vii, ix |
| State Nature Reserve "Putoransky" | ||
| Lena Pillars | 1.387 million ha | Listed (2012) Criteria - viii |
| Natural Park of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) "Lena Pillars" | ||
| Landscapes of Dauria(shared with Mongolia) | 0.913 million ha | Included in the List (2017) Criteria - (ix), (x) |
| 1. State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Daursky" | 49 765 | |
| 2. Protected zone of the State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Daursky" | 117 690 | |
| 3. Reserve of federal significance "Valley of Dzeren" | 111 568 | |
| Total area in Russian Federation: | 279 023 | |
| 4. Strictly protected area "Mongol Daguur" | 110 377 | |
| 5. Buffer zone of the Mongol Daguur Strictly Protected Area | 477 064 | |
| 6. Nature reserve "Ugtam" | 46 160 | |
| Total area in Mongolia: | 633 601 | |
Natural properties included in the Tentative List |
||
| Objects and their territories | Square | State |
| Valaam archipelago | 0.026 million ha | Included in Tentative List RF 15.05.1996 |
| Natural Park "Valaam Archipelago" | ||
| Magadan Reserve | 0.884 million ha | Nomination prepared |
| State natural reserve "Magadansky" | ||
| Commander Islands | 3.649 million ha | Included in the Tentative List of the Russian Federation on February 7, 2005. Nomination prepared |
| State Natural Reserve "Komandorsky" | ||
| Big Vasyugan swamp | 0.4 million ha | |
| State complex reserve of the Tyumen region "Vasyugansky" | ||
| Krasnoyarsk pillars | 0.047 million ha | Included in the Tentative List of the Russian Federation on March 6, 2007. |
| State Nature Reserve "Stolby" | ||
| Ilmensky mountains | 0.034 million ha |
Included in the Tentative List of the Russian Federation on August 11, 2008. Nomination prepared |
| State Natural Reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences "Ilmensky" | ||
| Bashkir Ural | 0.045 million ha | Included in the Tentative List of the Russian Federation on January 30, 2012. |
Natural properties promising for inclusion on the Tentative List |
||
| Objects and their territories | Square | State |
| Beringia | 2.911 million ha | Recommended by the IUCN for inclusion in the List |
| 1. Beringia National Park (RF) | 1,819,154 ha | |
| 2. national reserve Bering Land Bridge (USA) | 1,091,595 ha | |
| Volga Delta | 0.068 million ha | criterion N iv. Nomination prepared |
| State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Astrakhansky" | ||
| Lena Delta | 1.433 million ha | Recommended by the IUCN for inclusion in the List in accordance with criterion N iv. Nomination prepared |
| State Nature Reserve "Ust-Lensky" | ||
| Kurile Islands | 0.295 million ha | Nomination prepared |
| 1. Kurilsky State Nature Reserve and its buffer zone | 65 365 and 41 475 | |
| 2. Biological reserve "Small Kuriles" | 45 000 | |
| 3. Reserve of regional significance "Urup Island" | 143 000 | |
| Green Belt of Fennoscandia(shared with Finland and Norway) | 0.541 million ha | The Russian part of the nomination is ready |
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Laplandsky" | 278 436 | |
| 2. State Nature Reserve "Kostomukshsky" | 47 457 | |
| 3. State Nature Reserve "Pasvik" | 14 727 | |
| 4. Paanajärvi National Park | 104 354 | |
| 5. Kalevalsky National Park | 95 886 | |
| Valdai - Great Watershed | 0.183 million ha | Nomination prepared |
| 1. Valdaisky National Park | 158 500 | |
| 2. State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Central Forest" | 24 447 | |
Natural objects not included in the List |
||
| Objects and their territories | Square | State |
| Vodlozersky National Park | 0.58 million ha | |
| 1. National Park "Vodlozersky" | 404 700 | |
| 2. Reserve "Kozhozersky" | 178 600 | |
| Bashkir Ural | 0.2 million ha | Not included in the List (1998) |
| 1. Shulgan-Tash State Biosphere Reserve | 22 531 | |
| 2. State natural reserve "Bashkir" | 49 609 | |
| 3. National Park "Bashkiria" (strictly protected area) | 32 740 | |
| 4. Reserve "Altyn Solok" | 93 580 | |
| Teberdinsky Reserve(expansion of the object "Western Caucasus") | 0.085 million ha | Not included in the List (2004) |
| State Biosphere Reserve "Teberdinsky" | ||
Russia, of course, is rich in unique and, what is very important, unaffected economic activity natural complexes. According to rough estimates of scientists, there are about 20 territories in our country worthy of the status of a World Natural Heritage Site. The list of the most promising territories was determined in the course of a joint project of UNESCO and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and natural resources(IUCN) on boreal forests.
This article or section describes the situation in relation to only one region. You can help Wikipedia by adding information for other countries and regions. Template:Dynamic list There are many around the world ... Wikipedia
Natural heritage sites- 1) (for the purposes of the UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the National Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage) natural monuments formed by physical and biological formations or groups of such formations which represent special value With… …
World cultural and natural heritage sites- objects of cultural heritage, representing an outstanding universal historical, archaeological, architectural, artistic, scientific, aesthetic, ethnological or anthropological value and classified as such in the order ... ... Russian Environmental Law: Dictionary of Legal Terms
Cultural heritage sites in Palmyra- Palmyra (Palmira) is an ancient city in Central Syria, located on the territory of the modern Syrian city of Tadmor. For the first time Palmyra is mentioned in the second millennium BC. In this oasis, located in the Syrian desert, are ... ... Encyclopedia of newsmakers
World natural heritage sites- specially protected natural areas, which have a high international status the status of a World natural heritage and are included in a special international list of the World Heritage List, which is maintained during ... ... Big Law Dictionary
Emblem of the project World Heritage World Heritage (Eng. World Heritage, French Patrimoine Mondial, Spanish Patrimonio Mundial) outstanding cultural and natural values that constitute the heritage of all mankind. In 1972, UNESCO adopted the Convention ... ... Wikipedia
There are 14 names on the UNESCO World Heritage List in the Portuguese Republic (as of 2012), which is 1.5% of total number(962 for 2012). 13 objects are included in the list according to cultural criteria, and 3 of them are recognized ... ... Wikipedia
There are 38 items on the UNESCO World Heritage List in the French Republic (for 2012), which is 4.0% of the total (962 for 2012). 34 objects are included in the list according to cultural criteria, and 17 of them are recognized ... ... Wikipedia
There are 9 names on the UNESCO World Heritage List in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (for 2012), which is 0.9% of the total (962 for 2012). 8 objects are included in the list according to cultural criteria, and 3 of them are recognized ... ... Wikipedia
The UNESCO World Heritage List in the Russian Federation includes 25 items (for 2012), which is 2.6% of the total (962 for 2012). 15 objects are included in the list according to cultural criteria, and 6 of them are recognized ... ... Wikipedia
Books
- World Heritage Sites of Japan, Marchuk Ivan. The popularity of Japan among travelers from all over the world is growing year by year. The book tells about the sights of the Land of the Rising Sun, which were included in the UNESCO List ...
- World Heritage Sites of Japan World Heritage cites of Japan in Russian and English, Marchuk I.. The book "World Heritage Sites of Japan" is offered to your attention…
