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CulturalRef. 1382

Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

Cultural World Heritage property in Mongolia, inscribed in 2011 under criterion (iii).

Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, Mongolia
Photo: AyanTravel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Badain Jaran DesertBurkhan KhaldunCold Winter Deserts of TuranCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient KhuttalDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureGolden Mountains of AltaiLake BaikalMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiMogao CavesOrkhon ValleyPamir National ParkPetroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiSamarkand – Crossroad of CulturesSarazmSaryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern KazakhstanShahrisabzSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorSulaiman-TooTamgalyTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaTigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveUvs Nuur BasinWestern Tian ShanWestern Xia MausoleumsXinjiang Tianshan49.334° N, 88.395° E
State Party
Mongolia
Year of inscription
2011
Criteria
iii
Area of property
11,300 ha
Location
Bayan-Ölgii Province
What it is
archaeological site, petroglyph
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1382 · Wikidata Q4361429

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Golden Mountains of Altai, Russia213 kmGolden Mountains of AltaiRussia · 1998NaturalUvs Nuur Basin, Russia327 kmUvs Nuur BasinRussia · 2003NaturalXinjiang Tianshan, China846 kmXinjiang TianshanChina · 2013NaturalCold Winter Deserts of Turan, Kazakhstan925 kmCold Winter Deserts of TuranKazakhstan · 2023Natural960 kmDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureMongolia · 2023CulturalOrkhon Valley, Mongolia1081 kmOrkhon ValleyMongolia · 2004Cultural
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