Kazakhstan is a new member of the Islamic World Heritage Committee
September 27, 2023, Doha - At the 12th Conference of Ministers of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), hosted by the State of Qatar, the Republic of Kazakhstan was named as a new member of the Islamic World Heritage Committee.
This committee oversees the issues of strengthening international cooperation for the restoration and protection of tangible and intangible heritage located on the territory of ICESCO member countries.
Currently, the national game "Togyz Kumalak" is included in the list of intangible values of the Islamic world.
The conference resulted in adopting documents on actions against the illicit trafficking of cultural property in the Islamic world, valorization of traditional knowledge and science, strengthening mutual cooperation and the development mechanisms of ICESCO program for culture capitals of the Islamic world.