Mongolia - Heritage & Landmarks
Cultural Heritage (3)
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape
A sacred mountain revered by Mongols and associated with Genghis Khan's birthplace and burial.
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
A cultural landscape reflecting nomadic pastoral traditions over two millennia.
Karakorum (Erdene Zuu Monastery)
The ruins of the Mongol Empire's capital with Mongolia's oldest surviving monastery.
Landmark (7)
Gandantegchinlen Monastery
Mongolia's largest and most important Buddhist monastery with a 26m standing Buddha.
Gobi Desert
A vast desert region with dinosaur fossils, sand dunes, and dramatic rocky formations.
Lake Khovsgol
Mongolia's largest freshwater lake, known as the Younger Sister of Baikal.
Tuvkhun Monastery
A mountain-top monastery founded in 1654 with stunning valley views.
Amarbayasgalant Monastery
One of the three largest Buddhist monasteries in Mongolia, in a scenic valley.
Chinggis Khaan Square
The main square of Ulaanbaatar with the Government Palace and historical monuments.
Flaming Cliffs (Bayanzag)
Red sandstone cliffs where the first dinosaur eggs were discovered in 1923.