The Boysun territory is located on the ridge of Boysuntog - the southwest spur of the Gissar Mountains in the district of Boysun, Uzbekistan. The sites of Boysun, which is under consideration for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritageg site, are both cultural and natural. The include: the basic historical-archaeological sites (Teshik-Tash, Kushan wall, Kurganzol,); living sites of folk cultures (kishlaks- villages); workshops of folkcrafts; zones of unique landscapes, natural-sanitary complexes; and makhallas (communities). Landscapes of the ridge Boysuntog, and the well-preserved biodiversity of the territory, include rare and distinctive representatives of flora and fauna of the southern mountains of Uzbekistan. The cultural landscapes were formed during centuries in which, alongside elements and infrastructure of traditional human culture, representatives of flora and fauna of region are organically included and kept, for example as in Sayrob complex.[1]
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This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 18 January 2008 in the Mixed (Cultural and Natural) category.