#Mongolia # UNESCO #world heritage sites

#Arhangay aymag [capital = Tsetserleg]

#Bronze Age complex Sites with Deer Stones between #Ixtamir & O'ndor-Ulaan at N47 44 34 E101 13 33 + N48 4 46.5 E101 3 30.8 + N48 10 20.9 E101 5 36.3
# Dating from about 1200 to 600 BCE, they stand up to four metres tall and are set directly in the ground as single standing stones or in groups, and are almost always located in complexes that include large burial mounds called khirgisüürs and sacrificial altars. Covered with highly stylized or representational engravings of stags, deer stones are the most important surviving structures belonging to the culture of Eurasian Bronze Age nomads that evolved and then slowly disappeared between the 2nd and 1st millennia BCE.

#Gol Mod cemeteries in #Khanuy River valley +Khairkhan soum at N48 19 37.5 E101 54 53.4 + N48 00 21.7 E101 12 50.3
# Because they are active archeological zones without typical tourist infrastructure, reaching them requires careful preparation.

#Bayan-Olgiy aymag [capital = Ulgii]

#Petroglyphic Complexes in #Tsagaan Salaa + Upper Tsagaan Gol + Aral Tolgoi
# These three property components include large concentrations of petroglyphs and funerary and ritual monuments reflecting the development of human culture over a period of 12,000 years. The persistent relationships between rock art, surface monuments and the larger physical context of rivers, ridges and cardinal directions create a vivid sense of the integration of human communities with the land they inhabited.

#Dornod aymag [capital = Choibalsan]

#Landscapes of Dauria in #Dashbalbar at Mongol Daguur + Chuh-Nuur Lake + Ugtam Nature refuge
# The different types of steppe ecosystems represented, such as grassland and forest, as well as lakes and wetlands serve as habitats for rare species of fauna, such as the White-naped crane, Great Bustard, Relict Gull and Swan goose, as well as millions of vulnerable, endangered or threatened migratory birds. It is also a critical site on the transboundary migration path for the Mongolian gazelle.

#Hentiy aymag [capital = Ondorkhaan / Chinggis]

#Duurlig-Nars Cemetery in #Duurlig at Bayan-Adraga
# Burkhan Khaldun is associated with the worship of sacred mountains, rivers and ovoo-s (shamanic rock cairns), in which ceremonies have been shaped by a fusion of ancient shamanic and Buddhist practices. The site is also believed to be the place of Genghis Khan’s birth and burial. It testifies to his efforts to establish mountain worship as an important part of the unification of the Mongol people.

#Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain in #O'mnodelger at Khentii Mountains
# The cemetery contains approximately 299 to 300 counted graves scattered through a serene pine forest.

#Hovd aymag [capital = Hovd]

#Takhiltiin Khotgor Cemetery in #Manhan sum
# Noblewomen were buried alongside extravagant luxury items, including partial chariots, a team of six horses, Chinese mirrors, silk clothing, and glass beads.

#Hovsgol aymag [capital = Murun]

#Bronze Age complex Sites with Deer Stones in #Murun at Uushigiin Ovor
# Dating from about 1200 to 600 BCE, they stand up to four metres tall and are set directly in the ground as single standing stones or in groups, and are almost always located in complexes that include large burial mounds called khirgisüürs and sacrificial altars. Covered with highly stylized or representational engravings of stags, deer stones are the most important surviving structures belonging to the culture of Eurasian Bronze Age nomads that evolved and then slowly disappeared between the 2nd and 1st millennia BCE.

#Ovorhangay aymag [capital = Arvaikheer]

#Orkhon Valley in #Kharkhorin
# The 121,967-ha Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape encompasses an extensive area of pastureland on both banks of the Orkhon River and includes numerous archaeological remains dating back to the 6th century. The site also includes Kharkhorum, the 13th- and 14th-century capital of Chingis (Genghis) Khan’s vast Empire. Collectively the remains in the site reflect the symbiotic links between nomadic, pastoral societies and their administrative and religious centres, and the importance of the Orkhon valley in the history of central Asia.

#Töv aymag [capital = Ulaanbataar]

#Chikhertiin Zoo Cemetery in #Bayantsagaan
# The site famously yielded a large, circular stone tomb belonging to ancient nobility, complete with a massive wooden tomb chamber and an ancient four-wheeled chariot.

#Noyon Uul’s Cemeteries in #Sujigt + Zuramt + Khujirt
# Located about 150 kilometers north of Ulaanbaatar in the Batsumber sum of Tuv Province, this forested nature reserve protects over 200 ancient burial mounds of the Xiongnu Empire aristocracy.

#Uvs aymag [capital = Ulaangom]

#Uvs Nuur Basin in #Tsagan shuvuut (Sagil) + Turgen mountains + Uvs Lake + Tes River + Altan els (Turuun)
# The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the desert is home to a number of rare gerbil, jerboas and the marbled polecat. The mountains are an important refuge for the globally endangered snow leopard, mountain sheep (argali) and the Asiatic ibex.