Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.

The designations employed in the texts and documents of the nomination presented by the submitting State Party or States Parties do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Committee nor UNESCO concerning a) the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, b) the legal status of its authorities or c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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2023
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses' decoration	Turkmenistan
2022
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes	Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
Turkmen-style needlework art	Turkmenistan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singing	Turkmenistan
2019
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional turkmen carpet making art in Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancing	Turkmenistan
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Türkiye
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Epic art of Gorogly	Turkmenistan