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The Cemetery Complexes of the Xiongnu Nobility

CulturalRef. 1759

The Cemetery Complexes of the Xiongnu Nobility

Cultural World Heritage property in Mongolia, inscribed in 2026 under criterion (iii).

The Cemetery Complexes of the Xiongnu Nobility, Mongolia — Photo: Козлов Пётр (археолог) / Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

State Party: Mongolia
Region: Asia and the Pacific
Year of inscription: 2026
Type: Cultural
Criteria: iii
What it is: cemetery
Component parts: 8 (serial property)
Reference: WHC 1759 · Wikidata Q140697603

Why it is on the List

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

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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.