To help inspire or plan your trip to Mongolia, some of its major attractions
for travellers are shown below, including some of the best natural, historical, cultural and adventure sites in the country.
These include all of UNESCO World Heritage Sites for Mongolia which represent the best
of the world's cultural and natural heritage.
Click on the icons below to focus on specific types of features
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Religious Monuments in Mongolia
| Amarbayasgalant Monastery | |
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Amarbayasgalant Monastery is Mongolia's second most important Buddhist shrine, located in the Iven Gol River valley in Selenge province just north of Ulaan Bataar. It was built during the Manchu Empire in the 18th century and is dedicated to Undur Gegeen Zanabazar, the great Mongolian Buddhist and sculptor. It escaped the Communist purges of the 1930s and is still a working monastery today. | |
| Karakorum | |
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Karakorum was the 13th century capital of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire but little remains today but some ancient ruins. Erdene Zuu (or Hundred Treasures) Monastery was built in 1586 from the ruins of the old capital and was Mongolia's first Buddhist centre. Much of the monastery was destroyed by Stalin in the 1930s but it is being restored as Buddhism experiences a resurgence in Mongolia. There are three main temples in the walled compound dedicated to the three stages of the Buddha's life. UNESCO World Heritage Site: Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape | |