Issyk inscription, Mashkhur Zhusup collection added to UNESCO Asia-Pacific register

22:34, 5 November 2026

Two documentary heritage items from Kazakhstan have been officially inscribed into the UNESCO Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register, Qazinform News Agency learned from the Ministry of Culture and Information.

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The newly recognized items include the "Issyk Inscription: Turkic runic inscription on a silver bowl from the Issyk kurgan" and the "Collection of printed works by Mashkhur Zhusup Kopeyev."

The decision was adopted during the 11th Meeting of the Regional Committee for the Memory of the World Programme for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) on Nov. 5, 2026, in Jakarta.

The ministry noted that adding both items to the register reinforces global recognition of Kazakhstan’s historical and cultural heritage while promoting its legacy worldwide.

As written earlier, the Kazakh traditions of Salburyn, embroidery, and feltmaking had been recommended for the UNESCO Heritage List.

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