Kazakhstan
in Central Asia
Asia

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Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Tenge - KZT
Spoken languages:
Kazakh, Russian
Local electricity:
220 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, F)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
KZ
Internet top level domain:
.kz
Country phone prefix:
+7
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Kazakhstani Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Kazakhstan in Asia. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. On the list since 2003. The youngest site is Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan. On the list since 2008.

Name Since
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly unfinished building, Persian master builders expe...		 2003
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
Set around the lush Tamgaly Gorge, amidst the vast, arid Chu-Ili mountains, is a remarkable concentration of some 5,000 petroglyphs (rock carvings) dating from the second half of the second millennium...		 2004
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan comprises two protected areas: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve totalling 450,344 ha. It features wetlands of outstan...		 2008