Orkhon Valley
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (/ˈɔːrkɒn/; Mongolian: Орхоны хөндийн соёлын дурсгал, romanized: Orkhony xöndiiyn soyoliyn dursgal, Mongolian Script:ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ ᠤ ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠤᠶᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠷᠠᠰᠬᠠᠯ ) sprawls along the banks of the Orkhon River in Central Mongolia, some 320 km west from the capital Ulaanbaatar. It was inscribed by UNESCO in the World Heritage List as representing the development of nomadic pastoral traditions spanning more than two millennia. (See List of World Heritage Sites in Mongolia).
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mongolia |
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| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1081rev |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
| Area | 121,967 ha (301,390 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 61,044 ha (150,840 acres) |
| Coordinates | 47°33′24″N 102°49′53″E |
Location of Orkhon Valley in Mongolia | |
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