Kasakana'Ā ʻO Altyn Emel National Park a Barsakelmes Nature Reserve ua hoʻohui ʻia i ka UNESCO World Heritage List. Ua hana ʻia kēia ma ka lā 20 Kepakemapa ma Riyadh. Ua hōʻike ʻia ka nūhou e ka ʻoihana paʻi a ke Kuhina o ko nā ʻāina ʻē.

Aia ka Altyn Emel National Park ma ka Almaty Region a ma kahi o 250 kilomita mai ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Almaty. Ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, aia ka Barsakelmes Nature Reserve ma ka ʻāina Desert Sahara-Gobi i loko o ke kahawai ʻo Aral Sea.

Ua koho ʻia ʻo Altyn Emel lāua ʻo Barsakelmes no ke kūlana hoʻoilina o UNESCO ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana o ka Cold Winter Deserts o Turan i koho ʻia e Kazakhstan, Tukemenikana, a ʻUsepekikana i ka manawa 45th o ka UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee. Manaʻo ʻo Kazakhstan e hōʻoia kēia ʻike honua i ka pono o ka noiʻi ʻepekema a me nā hana mālama i loko o kona kaiaola wao nahele, e hāpai ana i ka mākaʻikaʻi hoʻomau a me ka mālama ʻana i ke kaiapuni.

Aia ka papa inoa o UNESCO i ʻelima mau wahi hou ma Kazakhstan: Mausoleum o Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Tanbaly petroglyphs, Changʻan-Tian-shan Silk Road Corridor, Saryarka – steppe a me nā loko o Northern Kazakhstan, a me Western Tien-Shan.

ʻO Altyn Emel lāua ʻo Barsakelmes kekahi ʻāpana o ka UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:

Altyn Emel and Barsakelmes were chosen for UNESCO World Heritage status as part of the Cold Winter Deserts of Turan nomination by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan during the 45th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee.
On the other hand, the Barsakelmes Nature Reserve is located in the Sahara-Gobi Desert zone within the Aral Sea basin.
The Altyn Emel National Park is situated in the Almaty Region and is approximately 250 kilometers away from Almaty city.