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Burkhan Khaldun

Cultural World Heritage property in Mongolia, inscribed in 2015 under criteria (iv), (vi).

Burkhan Khaldun, Mongolia
Photo: Ganzorig Gavaa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancient City of Ping YaoBadain Jaran DesertBaekje Historic AreasBurkhan KhaldunCapital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo KingdomCentral Axis of BeijingChangdeokgungChengde Mountain Resort and its outlying templesDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureGaya TumuliGetbol, Korean Tidal FlatsGochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen SitesGoguryeo tombsGyeongju Historic AreasHistoric Monuments and Sites in KaesongHistoric Villages of Korea: Hahoe and YangdongHoh XilHwaseong FortressImperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and ShenyangJanggyeon Panjeon of HaeinsaJongmyoLake BaikalLandscapes of DauriaLena PillarsMogao CavesMount KumgangMount TaiMount WutaiNamhansanseongOrkhon ValleyPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiPetroglyphs along the Bangucheon StreamRoyal Tombs of the Joseon DynastySansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in KoreaSeokguram Grotto and Bulguksa TempleSeowon, Korean Neo-Confucian AcademiesSummer PalaceTemple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in QufuTemple of HeavenThe Great WallUvs Nuur BasinWestern Xia MausoleumsXanaduYinxuYungang GrottoesZhoukoudian site48.783° N, 109.167° E
State Party
Mongolia
Year of inscription
2015
Criteria
ivvi
Area of property
4,437 km²
What it is
mountain, cultural landscape
Elevation
2,450 m
Mountain range
Khentii Mountains
Reference
WHC 1440 · Wikidata Q1010335

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Landscapes of Dauria, Mongolia471 kmLandscapes of DauriaMongolia · 2017NaturalOrkhon Valley, Mongolia489 kmOrkhon ValleyMongolia · 2004CulturalLake Baikal, Russia509 kmLake BaikalRussia · 1996Natural599 kmDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureMongolia · 2023CulturalXanadu, China899 kmXanaduChina · 2012CulturalYungang Grottoes, China1014 kmYungang GrottoesChina · 2001Cultural
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