Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Silk Road extending from Europe through Asia. Overland routes are red, and the maritime routes are blue.
Location	China Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan
Includes	33 locations in 3 countries
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (iii), (vi)
Reference	1442
Inscription	2014 (38th Session)
Area	42,668.16 ha (164.7427 sq mi)
Buffer zone	189,963.1 ha (733.452 sq mi)
Website	www.silkroads.org.cn

Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang'an-Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which covers the Chang'an-Tianshan portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route. On June 22, 2014, UNESCO designated a 5,000 km stretch of the Silk Road network from Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia as a World Heritage site. The corridor spans China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and includes 33 new sites and several previously designated heritage sites.^[1]