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In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. [11] Mongolia has 11 properties on its tentative list. [3]
Location of Karakorum in Mongolia Stupas around Erdene Zuu Monastery in Karakorum Karakorum ( Khalkha Mongolian : Хархорум, Kharkhorum ; Mongolian script : ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ , Qaraqorum ) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the late 14th and 15th centuries.
A favorable micro-climate makes the location ideal for pasturage, and it lies along the most important east-west route across Mongolia. As a result, the Orkhon Valley was a center of habitation and important political and economic activity long before the birth of Genghis Khan , who made it known to the wider world.
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (/ ˈ ɔːr k ɒ n /; [1] Mongolian: Орхоны хөндийн соёлын дурсгал, Orkhonii khöndiin soyoliin dursgal, Mongolian Script: ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ ᠤ ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠤᠶᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠷᠠᠰᠬᠠᠯ ) sprawls along the banks of the Orkhon River in Central Mongolia, some 320 km west from the capital Ulaanbaatar.
The Asia-Pacific region is, statistically, the world's most vulnerable region to natural disasters, including those related to climate change. These disasters often impact most heavily on children. [13] UNICEF's primary goal, when established in 1946, was to provide humanitarian assistance to children affected by the Second World War.
The Ikh Khorig (Mongolian: Их Хориг), or Great Taboo, is a 240 km 2 (93 sq mi) area in the Khentii Aimag (province) of Mongolia, believed by some to be the location of Genghis Khan's grave. It has been carefully guarded for most of its history, and it is only since the late 1980s that the area has been open to archaeologists .
Rock art in Mongolia (2 P) Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Mongolia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The Erdene Zuu Monastery (Mongolian: Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд, romanized: Erdene Zuu khiid) [a] is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Located in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province, it is part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site. [1] The monastery is affiliated with the Gelug sect of ...