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CulturalRef. 1081

Orkhon Valley

Cultural World Heritage property in Mongolia, inscribed in 2004 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Orkhon Valley, Mongolia
Photo: He-ba-mue · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancient City of Ping YaoBadain Jaran DesertBurkhan KhaldunCentral Axis of BeijingChengde Mountain Resort and its outlying templesDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureGolden Mountains of AltaiHistoric Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”Hoh XilImperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and ShenyangLake BaikalLandscapes of DauriaLongmen GrottoesMausoleum of the First Qin EmperorMogao CavesMount TaiMount WutaiOrkhon ValleyPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiSilk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorSummer PalaceTemple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in QufuTemple of HeavenThe Great WallUvs Nuur BasinWestern Xia MausoleumsXanaduXinjiang TianshanYinxuYungang GrottoesZhoukoudian site47.557° N, 102.831° E
State Party
Mongolia
Year of inscription
2004
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
1,220 km²
What it is
valley
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1081 · Wikidata Q1453235

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

122 kmDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureMongolia · 2023CulturalBurkhan Khaldun, Mongolia489 kmBurkhan KhaldunMongolia · 2015CulturalLake Baikal, Russia736 kmLake BaikalRussia · 1996NaturalUvs Nuur Basin, Russia798 kmUvs Nuur BasinRussia · 2003NaturalBadain Jaran Desert, China834 kmBadain Jaran DesertChina · 2024NaturalLandscapes of Dauria, Mongolia959 kmLandscapes of DauriaMongolia · 2017Natural
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