This article lists the sites registered with World Heritage in Russia.
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| Struve Geodesic Arc 1 point n ° 15: Gogland, Tochka Z, Hogland Island 2 point n ° 16: Mäkipällys, island of Hogland | Cultural | (ii) (iii) (vi) | The Struve Arc is a network of triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea and crossing 10 countries in more than 2 820 km. The arc is formed by the points of a triangulation made between 1816 and 1855 by astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve and representing the first exact measurement of a long segment of the meridian. This triangulation has helped define and measure the exact size and shape of the Earth; it has played a vital role in the development of earth sciences and the establishment of accurate topographic maps. It is a great example of scientific collaboration between researchers from different countries and cooperation between monarchs for a scientific cause. Originally, the arc consisted of 258 main triangles and 265 main fixed points. The listed site includes 34 original fixed points, with different markings - holes drilled in the rock, iron crosses, cairns or obelisks. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cathedral and Assumption Monastery on the island village of Sviajsk (in the republic of Tatarstan) | Cultural | (ii) (iv) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Historic center of the city of Yaroslavl (in L'Yaroslavl oblast) | Cultural | (ii) (iv) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Historic center of Saint PETERSBOURG and associated monumental groups | Cultural | (i) (ii) (iv) (vi) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citadel, old town and fortress of Derbent | Cultural | (iii) (iv) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye (in the southern district of Moscow) | Cultural | (ii) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural ensemble of the Trinity-Saint Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad (To 75 km northeast of Moscow) | Cultural | (ii) (iv) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cultural and historical ensemble of Solovetsky Islands | Cultural | (iv) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent | Cultural | (i) (iv) (vi) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferapontov Monastery Complex (in L'Vologda oblast) | Cultural | (i) (iv) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Historical and architectural ensemble of3 Kazan Kremlin | Cultural | (ii) (iii) (iv) | Built on an ancient site, the Kazan Kremlin dates back to the Muslim period of the Golden Horde and the Kazan Khanate. It was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1552 and became the Christian center of the Volga countries. The only surviving Tatar fortress in Russia and an important place of pilgrimage, the Kazan Kremlin forms an exceptional group of historic buildings dating from the XVIe to XIXe century and incorporating the remains of older structures from Xe to XVIe century. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Curonian Spit well shared with the Lithuania | Cultural | (v) | The human occupation of this narrow peninsula of sand dunes, 98 km and wide from 0.4 to 4 km, dates back to prehistoric times. Since that time she has been under threat from the natural forces of wind and waves. It owes its current preservation only to the incessant efforts of the inhabitants to combat the erosion of the isthmus, efforts remarkably illustrated by the continuous projects of stabilization and reforestation. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kizhi Pogost (in Republic of Karelia) | Cultural | (i) (iv) (v) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Kremlin and the Red place, Moscow | Cultural | (i) (ii) (iv) (vi) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The historical and archaeological complex of Bolgar (in Tatarstan) | Cultural | (ii) (vi) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monuments of Vladimir and of Suzdal | Cultural | (i) (ii) (iv) | Art cities of central Russia, Vladimir and Suzdal, with their numerous and magnificent civil and religious buildings of XIIe and XIIIe centuries - in particular the masterpieces of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Demetrios and the Cathedral of the Assumption - occupy a prestigious place in the history of Russian architecture. | .jpg/150px-Dmitrievsky_Cathedral._Vladimir_city._(3820966540).jpg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Historical monuments of Novgorod and its surroundings | Cultural | (ii) (iv) (vi) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Ubs Nuur Basin | Natural | (ix) (x) | The Ubs Nuur Basin, which covers an area of more than one million hectares, is the northernmost closed basin in Central Asia. It takes its name from the Ubs Nuur, a large, shallow and very salty lake, which plays an important role in the life of migratory birds, both aquatic and marine. The site, divided into twelve protected areas, includes a wide range of ecosystems that represent the main biomes of eastern Eurasia. The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the desert a number of rare gerbils, jerboas and marbled polecats. The mountains are important refuges for the snow leopard (an endangered species), argali and Asian ibex. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| West Caucasus (natural area shared between the Krasnodar Krai, the'Adygea and the Karachayevo-Cherkessia) | Natural | (ix) (x) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Virgin Komi Forests | Natural | (vii) (ix) | The pristine Komi forests cover 3.28 million hectares of tundra and alpine tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the largest areas of pristine boreal forest in Europe. These immense expanses of conifers, aspens, birches, peat bogs, rivers and wild lakes, monitored and studied for more than fifty years, are precious witnesses of the natural processes that make up the biodiversity of the taiga. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baikal lake (between theIrkutsk oblast and the Buryat) | Natural | (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Golden mountains of Altai | Natural | (x) | Altai, in southern Siberia, is the main mountain range in the West Siberian biogeographical region where the main rivers of this region originate - the Ob and Irtysh. The site has three distinct areas: the Zapovednik Altaisky and a buffer zone around Lake Teletskoye, the Zapovednik Katunsky and a buffer zone around Mount Belukha and the Ukok Quiet Zone on the Ukok Plateau. The site covers in total 1 611 457 Ha. This region represents the most complete sequence of high altitude vegetation zones in central Siberia: steppe, forest-steppe, mixed forest, subalpine vegetation and alpine vegetation. The site is also an important habitat for endangered animal species, in particular the snow leopard. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Lena Columns Natural Park | Natural | viii) | The Lena Columns Natural Park is marked by spectacular stone columns nearly 100 meters high that line the banks of the Lena River in the center of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The columns arose from the region’s extreme continental climate where the annual temperature range reaches almost 100 ° C, from around -60 ° in winter to 40 ° in summer. The columns are rocky buttresses isolated from each other by deep and steep gullies resulting from frostbite directed along the intermediate joints. The penetration of water from the surface facilitated cryogenic processes (freeze-thaw action) which widened the gullies between the columns, leading to their isolation. Fluvial processes are also critically important for columns. The site is also characterized by numerous fossils of multiple species, some unique, dating from the Cambrian. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Landscapes of the Dauria (in the Transbaikalian Krai) shared with the Mongolia | Natural | (ix) (x) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Putorana plateau (in the Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Taymyria region) | Natural | (vii) (ix) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Sikhote-Aline (in the Primitive Krai and the Khabarovsk Krai) | Natural | (x) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wrangel Island Preserve Natural System (in Chukotka) | Natural | (ix) (x) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volcanoes Kamchatka | Natural | (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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