Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The certificate of inscription was handed over to Mongolian President Elbegdorj. The Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape were registered as the World Heritage of UNESCO in past July. Burkhan Khaldun is associated with the worship of sacred mountains, rivers and ovoo-s (shamanic rock cairns), in which ceremonies have been shaped by a fusion of ancient shamanic and Buddhist practices. The site is also believed to be the place of Genghis Khan’s birth and burial. It testifies to his efforts to establish mountain worship as an important part of the unification of the Mongol people. So far, Mongolia has got four sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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