Bashkir Shikhans
Bashkir Shikhans: Toratau, Yuraktau and Kushtau is part of the Tentative list of Russia in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Bashkir Shikhans: Toratau, Yuraktau and Kushtau are isolated mountains consisting of exposed Permian reefs, with marine Palaeontological remains. Its fossils are unique because elsewhere relict forms survived.
Map of Bashkir Shikhans
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
- Bashkir Shikhans: Toratau, Yuraktau and Kushtau
- Country
- Russia
- Added
- 2022
- Nominated for
- 2026
- Type
- Natural
- Categories
- Paleontology - Non-hominid fossils
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2025 Postponed
Because of 2 nominations by Russia in the same year
2022 Added to Tentative List
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Locations
The site has 3 locations