​Department of Monuments Protection

The department for the protection of monuments was opened in 2015. The main task of the department is to preserve monuments of archeology, ethnography, epigraphy and architecture from accidental or deliberate destruction. Based on the provisions of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the protection and use of historical and cultural monuments, it works in the following areas: • Protection, conservation, promotion and study of monuments. • Preventively notify through letters on the protection and preservation of monuments located in 13 rural districts of the Otrar region; • Notify all institutions of the district related to land plots through letters and prepare security obligations with all business entities; • Participation in international, republican programs and projects, organizes expeditions and exhibitions, publishes joint scientific papers, participates in international and republican scientific conferences and seminars; • Organizes expeditions to replenish the funds of the museum, collects monuments; At the same time, through the media, she conducts explanatory work about the monuments of the oasis. More than 250 historical and cultural monuments have been preserved in the Otrar region. Preservation, promotion of cultural heritage is the duty of every inhabitant of the Otrar region. Work on the study of the settlement of Otrar and the Otrar oasis continues. As a result of systematic research work, new monuments related to ancient history are revealed. In the course of construction work, unknowingly and deliberately, great damage is done to historical monuments. Our task is to preserve each monument as the apple of an eye, and therefore the duty of each employee, regardless of official duties, is to protect the historical heritage.