Bogd Khan Mountain

Bogd Khan Mountain
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (MN)
This (Mongolian: Богд хан уул, lit. "Saint Khan Mountain") is a mountain in Mongolia that overlooks the nation's capital, from a height of 2,261 meters to the south of the city.

The mountain, along with Mongolia's other sacred mountains Burkhan Khaldun and Otgontenger, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 8/6/1996 in the Cultural category. In 1783, the local Mongolian government of the Qing dynasty declared the Bogd Khan a protected site for its beauty.
This (Mongolian: Богд хан уул, lit. "Saint Khan Mountain") is a mountain in Mongolia that overlooks the nation's capital, from a height of 2,261 meters to the south of the city.

The mountain, along with Mongolia's other sacred mountains Burkhan Khaldun and Otgontenger, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 8/6/1996 in the Cultural category. In 1783, the local Mongolian government of the Qing dynasty declared the Bogd Khan a protected site for its beauty.
View in Google Earth Mountains, Rock Formations, UNESCO, Nature - Scenic
Links: en.wikipedia.org, mapcarta.com, peakvisor.com, whc.unesco.org
By: Fab

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