Dinosaurs and Caves of Koytendag
Dinosaurs and Caves of Koytendag is part of the Tentative list of Turkmenistan in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Dinosaurs and Caves of Koytendag, is a serial nomination of four adjacent nature reserves, on the slope of the Gissar range (the extreme end of the Pamir-Alay mountain system) protecting unique geological features (including dinosaurs footprint trails, and dramatic karstic landscape with more than 300 caves) but also a rich flora and fauna with the transition between high mountainous landscape (toping at 3137 meters) and cold-winter semi-deserts and desert. There has been minor boundary modification and a fusion between two state reserves since its inscription on the TWHS.
Map of Dinosaurs and Caves of Koytendag
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
- Dinosaurs and Caves of Koytendag
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Added
- 2009
- Nominated for
- 2025
- Type
- Natural
- Categories
- Paleontology - Non-hominid fossils
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2016 Advisory Body overruled
IUCN advised Rejection
2016 Deferred
2009 Added to Tentative List
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Locations
The site has 4 locations