Togyzqumalaq game inscribed on Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
11:10, 18 December 2020
PARIS. KAZINFORM Togyzqumalaq intelligence game was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Kazakh MFA’s press service informs.
The now-running session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage voted for approval of the submitted application. It is being held online on 14-19 December 2020. The committee considered 42 nominations, including, Togyzqumalaq, submitted by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.
Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool (in Kyrgyzstan), Mangala/Göçürme (in Turkey) it is an intelligence game.
The number of Kazakhstan’s cultural elements inscribed on the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage rose now to 11.