Work under way to inscribe the Dayahatyn caravanserai on the UNESCO list

26.09.2023

Turkmenistan is carrying out work to add the ancient Dayahatyn caravanserai, located at a crossroads of the Great Silk Road, to the World Cultural Heritage List. This was emphasised by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov in his speech at the meeting of the Halk Maslahaty. As stressed in the speech of the Head of State, among the priority tasks are carrying out the necessary work to add the ancient Dayahatyn caravanserai, located at a crossroads of the Great Silk Road, and the monuments of Dehistan to the World Cultural Heritage List; to add the Turkmen national dish dograma, the traditions of making felt and kilims, the art of performing lullabies, making children's cradles and breeding Turkmen alabay dogs to UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity; and to include the cities of Ashgabat and Arkadag in the organisation's Creative Cities Network.