Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape World Heritage Site

Official name

Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape | UNESCO

Country

Mongolia | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

48.7619° Lat, 109.9300° Lon | Map

Code

1440

Time Zone

Asia/Ulaanbaatar (+08, +0800)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2015. The site is situated in the north-east of the country in the central part of the Khentii mountain chain where the vast Central Asian steppe meets the coniferous forests of the Siberian taiga. 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.