About the Service
The Heritage Protection Service was set up under the heritage ordinance of 1997 to keep the State Register of Monuments of History and Culture and to protect the monuments in it. It runs the open-air museums, including the Caravanserai of Rabat-i-Safed, issues permits for excavations and for works on monuments, receives declared finds and is the state body for the World Heritage properties on the territory of Irad.
For the Church of St. Janyl the Service works with the archeparchy, which owns and runs the precinct: the Service approves works on the fabric, part-funds conservation and paid for the survey and scan for the church's virtual tour under the World Heritage management plan.
Director
Navruz Khudoiberdiev, Director since 2010. Archaeologist, Talas State University; led the works at Rabat-i-Safed for the 2014 Silk Roads listing.
Legal basis
- Heritage ordinance, 1997 (State Register, protection zones, permits).
- Amendment of 2010 (finds of church property made before 1992; the ten-day rule).
- Toponymic Heritage Statute, 1993 (names of monuments).
Contacts
| Address | 14 Köhne Diz Street, Talas (Old City, by the citadel mound) |
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| Telephone | +996-39-3-22-41-17 (reception), +996-39-3-22-41-18 (permits) |
| Fax | +996-39-3-22-41-19 |
| hps@iradgov.org | |
| Hours | Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00, lunch 13:00-14:00 |
| Rabat-i-Safed open-air museum | Daily 9:00-18:00 (November-March 10:00-16:00) |
The Service is part of the Office of the Governor (administration).