Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain, Mongolia - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain, Mongolia

Weather: Sunshine and clouds mixed, 53/74F.

Route: From Kharhorin 479 km NE.

Significance: This is purportedly the birth place and burial place of Ghengis Khan. Mountain worship is common in Mongolia, it has integrated with Buddhism.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain (from discovermongolia.com)


An ovoo of shamanic worship (from whc.unesco.org)



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