Mongolia
Arkhangai
4 sites
Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake
Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake (Mongolian: Тэрхийн Цагаан нуур, IPA: [tʰerxíɴ t͡sʰaʁáɴ nʊ́ːr]) is a freshwater lake in Tariat, Arkhangai, Mongolia. It flows through the Khangai Mountains. The lake is located 670 km from the capital city of Ulaanbaatar and 180 km from the center of Tariat. The Khorgo volcano is located near the eastern end of the lake, 10 rivers join this lake and only the Suman River springs from it. The lake is located in Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park. According to the joint 2022 study of Mongolia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism and World Wide Fund for Nature, the area of the lake decreased by 6.4% from 7950.0 ha in 1995 to 7440.1 ha in 2015. This resulted in reduction of wetlands areas by 23.5% and increase by 39.4% of sands and eroded lands surrounding the lake.
Tuvkhun Hiid Monastery
Tuvkhun Hiid Monastery is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.49865, 99.99756. Located in Архангай ᠠᠷᠤᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Ugii Lake
Ugii Lake is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.77295, 102.77089. Located in Архангай ᠠᠷᠤᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Zayiin Horee
Zayiin Horee, Tsetserleg is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.48389, 101.44937. Located in Эрдэнэбулган ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ, Архангай ᠠᠷᠤᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Bayan-Ölgii
1 site
Mt. Tavan Bogd Uul
Mt. Tavan Bogd Uul is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 48.29964, 88.77777. Located in Баян-Өлгий ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Bayankhongor
1 site
Mt. Otgontenger
Mt. Otgontenger is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 45.82880, 99.14062. Located in Баянхонгор ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Hovsgel
1 site
Khovsgol Lake
Khovsgol Lake is a lake of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 51.37824, 100.53284. Attributes: natural. Located in Хөвсгөл ᠬᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Khentii
1 site
Mt. Burhan Haldun
Mt. Burhan Haldun is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 48.78351, 109.16754. Located in Хэнтий ᠬᠡᠨᠲᠡᠢ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Ömnögovi
1 site
Demchig Hiid Monastery
Demchig Hiid Monastery is a monastery of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 43.12859, 107.12716. Attributes: built, cultural. Located in Өмнөговь ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Övörkhangai Province
1 site
Erdene Zuu Monastery
The Erdene Zuu Monastery (Mongolian: Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд, romanized: Erdene Zuu khiid) is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Located in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province, it is part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site. The monastery is affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
Töv
1 site
Mount Burkhan Khaldun
Mount Burkhan Khaldun is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 48.75577, 108.66204. Located in Төв ᠲᠥᠪ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Other
6 sites
Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Amarbayasgalant Monastery (Mongolian: Амарбаясгалант хийд, ᠠᠮᠤᠷ ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠰᠬᠤᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠬᠡᠶᠢᠳAmurbayasqulangtu keyid; Manchu: ᡠ᠊ᡵᡤᡠᠨ ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ᠰᡟ Urgun Elhe Sy, simplified Chinese: 庆宁寺; traditional Chinese: 慶寧寺; pinyin: Qìngníng sì) or the "azzaya", is one of the three largest Buddhist monastic centers in Mongolia. The monastery complex is located in the Iven Valley near the Selenge River, at the foot of Mount Büren-Khaan in Baruunbüren sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The nearest town is Erdenet which is about 60 km to the southwest. The monastery was established and funded by order of the Yongzheng Emperor (and completed under his successor the Qianlong Emperor) of Qing China to serve as a final resting place for Zanabazar (1635–1723), the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, or spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism for the Khalkha in Outer Mongolia and a spiritual mentor to both emperors' ancestor, the Kangxi Emperor. Tradition holds that while searching for an appropriate site to build the monastery, the exploratory group came across two young boys, Amur and Bayasqulangtu, playing on the steppe. They were inspired to build the monastery on that very spot and to name it after the two children, Amur-Bayasqulangtu. More likely, the location was chosen because it stood at the place where the lama's traveling Da Khuree (his mobile monastery and prime residence) was encamped at the moment of his death. Construction took place between 1727 and 1736 and Zanabazar's remains were transferred there in 1779. Amarbayasgalant monastery is dedicated to Zanabazar's main tutelary deity, Maitreya. Unlike Erdene Zuu Monastery, which is an ensemble of temple halls of different styles, Amarbayasgalant shows great stylistic unity. The overriding style is Chinese, with some Mongol and Tibetan influence. The monastery resembles Yongzheng's own palace Yonghegong in Beijing (converted by his son the Qianlong Emperor into a Buddhist monastery). Originally consisting of over 40 temples, the monastery was laid out in a symmetrical pattern, with the main buildings succeeding one another along a north–south axis, while the secondary buildings are laid out on parallel sides. Amarbayasgalant was one of the very few monasteries to have partly escaped destruction during the Stalinist purges of 1937, after which only the buildings of the central section remained. Many of the monks were executed by the country's Communist regime and the monastery's artifacts, including thangkas, statues, and manuscripts were looted, although some were hidden until more fortunate times. Today, only 28 temples remain. Restoration work began in 1988 with funds provided by UNESCO and private sources and some of the new statuary was commissioned in New Delhi, India.
Gandantegchinlen Monastery
Gandantegchinlen Monastery (Mongolian: Гандантэгчэнлин хийд, Gandantegchenlin khiid), also known as Gandan Monastery, is a Buddhist monastery in Bayangol District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was founded in 1809, closed amid persecutions in 1939, and from 1944 to 1989 was the country's only active monastery. Today, it is the center of Buddhism in Mongolia. The monastery has more than 100 resident monks and numerous Buddhist treasures, including a 26-metre (85 ft) statue of Avalokiteśvara made of gilded bronze and precious stones.
Mt. Bayanzurkh
Mt. Bayanzurkh is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.85395, 107.19429. Located in Улаанбаатар ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Mt. Bogdkhan Uul
Mt. Bogdkhan Uul is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.81860, 106.95074. Located in Улаанбаатар ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Mt. Chingeltei
Mt. Chingeltei is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 48.02135, 106.88813. Located in Улан-Батор, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.
Mt. Songino Khairkhan
Mt. Songino Khairkhan is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.85220, 106.63516. Located in Улаанбаатар ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ.