Mongolia

sights.uz lists 102 historic and notable places in Mongolia. Among them are 14 monuments, 64 eco-tourism sites and 24 museums.

Karakorum

Karakorum (Halh Mongolian: Хархорум, Kharkhorum; Mongolian script: ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ, Qaraqorum) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan…

Khar-Us Lake

Khar-Us Lake (Mongolian: Хар-Ус нуур; lit. 'Black Aqua Lake') is a lake in Khovd Province, Mongolia, located in Khar Us Nuur National Park. It is the upper one in a system of the…

Khyargas Nuur

Khyargas Lake (Mongolian: Хяргас нуур) is a salt lake in Khyargas district, Uvs Province, Western Mongolia.

Achit Lake

Achit Lake (Mongolian: Ачит нуур [átɕʰɪtʰ nʊ́ːr]) is a freshwater lake in Bayan-Ölgii Province and Uvs Province, Mongolia, in the west of the country. At an elevation of 1,435 m…

Buir Lake

Buir Lake is a freshwater lake that straddles the border between Mongolia and China. It lies within the Buir Lake Depression. The Chinese city of Hulunbuir is named after both…

Ordu-Baliq

Ordu-Baliq (meaning "city of the court", "city of the army"; Chinese: 窩魯朵八里), also known as Mubalik and Karabalghasun, was the capital of the Uyghur Khaganate. It was built on…

Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

The petroglyphic complex of the Mongolian Altai ridge, consisting of the Aral Tolgoi, Shiveet Khairkhan, Tsagaan Salaa of Ulankhus sum, and the petroglyphs of Baga Oigor in the…

Airag Lake

Airag Lake is a lake in Zavkhan, Uvs Province, Mongolia in the Great Lakes Depression. It is in a system of the interconnected lakes: Khar-Us, Khar, Dörgön, and Khyargas.

Khar Lake

Khar Lake (Mongolian: Хар нуур; lit. 'Black Lake') is located in Khovd Province in western Mongolia's Great Lakes Depression.

Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake

Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake (Mongolian: Тэрхийн Цагаан нуур, IPA: [tʰerxíɴ t͡sʰaʁáɴ nʊ́ːr] ᠲᠡᠷᠬᠢᠶ ᠤᠨ ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ terkiy-un čaɣan naɣur) is a freshwater lake in Tariat, Arkhangai,…

Böön Tsagaan Lake

Lake Boon Tsagaan (also spelled Lake Buun Tsagaan; Mongolian: Бөөн Цагаан нуур) is a large endorheic lake located in southern Mongolia. It is the largest lake in the Govi (Gobi)…

Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

Gorkhi-Terelj National Park (Mongolian: Горхи-Тэрэлж [ˈɡɔr̥xi ˈtiɾɘɮtʃ], creek-rhododendron) is one of the national parks of Mongolia. The Terelj tourist zone has a number of…

Üüreg Lake

Üüreg Lake (Mongolian: Үүрэг нуур, ᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ, Üüreg nuur) is a saline lake in an endorheic basin in Sagil, Uvs Province, Mongolia, north-west of the Great Lakes Hollow, near…

Dörgön Lake

Dörgön Lake (Mongolian: Дөргөн нуур) is a saltwater lake in Khovd Province, Mongolia. It is a part of the Great Lakes Depression, being one of the remnants of a prehistoric lake.…

Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (Mongolian: Говь Гурвансайхан байгалийн цогцолборт газар, ᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠠᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠴᠣᠭᠴᠠᠯᠠᠪᠤᠷᠢᠲᠤ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ, Gobi three beauties nature…

tomb of Genghis Khan

The burial place of Genghis Khan is where the Mongol leader was laid to rest following his death in August 1227. Although the location of his grave has been the subject of much…

Khustain Nuruu National Park

Hustai National Park (Mongolian: Хустайн байгалийн цогцолборт газар), located in the Khustai Mountains of Töv Province, is a national park of Mongolia. It is also known as…

Choijin Lama Temple

The Choijin Lama Temple (Mongolian: Чойжин ламын сүм; Official name given by Manchu Qing Emperor Guangxu (1871 – 1908): Mongolian: Өршөөлийг хөгжүүлэгч сүм, ᠥᠷᠥᠰᠢᠶᠡᠯ ᠢ

National Museum of Mongolia

The National Museum of Mongolia (Mongolian: Монголын Үндэсний музей) formerly known as the National Museum of Mongolian History (Mongolian: Монголын үндэсний түүхийн музей) is a…

Khoton Lake

Khoton Lake (Mongolian: Хотон нуур ᠬᠣᠲᠤᠩ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ [qotuŋ naɣur]) is a freshwater lake in Altai Tavan Bogd National Park in Tsengel District, Bayan-Ölgii Province, western Mongolia.

Sangiin Dalai Lake

Sangiin Dalai Lake (Mongolian: Сангийн далай нуур) is a salt water lake in northern Mongolia, located at the border between the Tsagaan-Uul, Shine-Ider, and Bürentogtokh sums of…

Telmen Lake

Telmen Lake (Mongolian: Тэлмэн нуур) is a saltwater lake in Zavkhan Province, Mongolia. It is located in both the Nömrög and Telmen districts. Three islands are located in the…

Tolbo Lake

Tolbo Lake (Mongolian: Толбо нуур, ᠲᠣᠯᠪᠤ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ. Kazakh: Толбо көлі, تولبو كولى) is a freshwater lake in Tolbo, Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia. The lake is located about 50…

Hoh Nuur

Khökh Nuur (Mongolian: Хөх нуур, lit. 'Blue lake'), located in Choibalsan District, Dornod Province, is a lake and the lowest point in Mongolia at 560 metres (1,840 ft).