| Orkhon Valley Mongolia jpg[185×125] The 121 967 ha Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape encompasses an extensive area of pastureland on both banks of the Orkhon River and includes numerous archaeological remains Publishing origin | |
| mongolia1991 orkhon Gengis[454×535] Publishing origin | |
| Mongolia gross jpg[800×571] buildings of the Mongolian era which in turn has influenced the religious architecture from the Danube to the Yellow River The protection and preservation of the cultural and natural treasures of the Orkhon Valley as in most cultural landscapes Publishing origin | |
| mongolia 4 gross jpg[999×684] of the World Heritage Centre this region was covered in a World Heritage application however no management was created Archaeological finds document continued occupation of the Orkhon Valley during the last 100 000 years It is considered the cradle of central Publishing origin | |
| orkhon coverE jpg[141×200] Guide book to the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site Publishing origin | |
| w1081s3 jpg[154×110] In the Orkhon area you can see quite a number of gers from nomadic families maybe because of the proximity of a big city This traditional way of living is still quite common in the Publishing origin | |
| w1081s1 jpg[154×113] Karakorum nowadays is a small town in the center of Mongolia There s even a road there from Ulan Bator one of the few in Mongolia The town hosts the country s major tourist attraction Publishing origin | |
| 1637 jpg[133×200] Paul Tanner UK As an inveterate listophile I maintain a large number of travel related lists Ancient Capital Cities of the World is one so the chance to pick up that of Ghengis Khan at Kharkhorin Publishing origin | |
| w1081s2 jpg[154×106] The next day after staying the night in a comfortable ger camp we drove on to Tövkin Khid This is a smaller monastery in the mountains a few hours from Karakorum The drive to get there Publishing origin | |
| review jpg[129×34] 3 3Point Publishing origin |