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Places to see in Mongolia

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  KarakorumUNESCO

  Ruins · Övörkhangai Province

  Karakorum was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260, and later served as the capital of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the late 14th and 15th centuries.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bank of Mongolia (Public domain). Map

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  Burkhan KhaldunUNESCO

  Бурхан Халдун уул түүнийг тойрсон бүс нутаг ᠪᠤᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠬᠠᠯᠳᠤᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠢ ᠲᠣᠭᠤᠷᠰᠤᠨ ᠪᠦᠰᠡ ᠨᠤᠲᠤᠭ

  Mountain · Khentii

  The Burkhan Khaldun is one of the Khentii Mountains in the Khentii Province of northeastern Mongolia. The mountain or its locality is believed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan as well as his tomb. It is also the birthplace of one of his most successful generals, Subutai.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ganzorig Gavaa (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Erdene Zuu MonasteryUNESCO

  Эрдэнэ Зуу

  Museum · Övörkhangai Province

  The Erdene Zuu Monastery is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Built in 1585, it is located in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province and is now included within the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Marcin Konsek (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

• Uushigiin OvorUNESCO

  Uushigiin Uver

  Ruins · Hovsgel

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  Ulaanbaatar

  Улан-Батор

  City · Ulaanbaatar

  Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.79 million, and is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Zazaa Mongolia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Erdenet

  Эрдэнэт ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢᠲᠦ

  City · Orkhon Province

  Erdenet is the provincial capital of Orkhon and the second-largest city in Mongolia. Located in northern Mongolia, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about 240 km (149 mi) northwest of the national capital Ulaanbaatar and the third-largest city Darkhan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brücke-Osteuropa (Public domain). Map

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  Darkhan

  Дархан ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ

  City · Darkhan-Uul Province

  Darkhan is the provincial capital of Darkhan-Uul Province in northern Mongolia, and the third-most populous city in the country. The city was built and founded in the late 1960s with Soviet and Eastern Bloc aid.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chongkian (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Lake Khövsgöl

  Хөвсгөл нуур ᠬᠥᠪᠰᠥᠭᠥᠯ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ

  Lake · Khövsgöl Province

  Lake Khövsgöl, also referred to as Khövsgöl Sea, is a lake in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia. It is the largest freshwater lake in the country by volume, and the second largest by area after Uvs Lake. It is nicknamed "Mother Sea" in Mongolian.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Damiano Luchetti (Public domain). Map

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  Choibalsan

  Чойбалсан ᠴᠣᠶᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ

  City · Dornod Province

  Choibalsan is the fourth-largest city in Mongolia after Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, and Erdenet. The name of the city was Bayan Tümen until 1941, when it was renamed after the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Mongolian Revolution of 1921.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Vadaro (Public domain). Map

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  Equestrian statue of Genghis Khan

  Chingis khaanii Moritoi kheshee

  Memorial · Ulaanbaatar

  The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex, is a 40-metre (130 ft) tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback and the world's tallest equestrian statue.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Zazaa Mongolia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Khüiten Peak

  Найрамдал оргил / 友谊峰

  Mountain · Bayan-Ölgii Province

  Khüiten Peak, also known in China as Friendship Peak, is a mountain peak in the Altai Range.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Original uploader was Kobsev at ru.wikipedia (CC BY 2.5). Map

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  Sükhbaatar Square

  Сүхбаатарын талбай

  Landmark · Ulaanbaatar

  Sükhbaatar Square is the central square of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. The square was named for Mongolian revolutionary hero Damdin Sükhbaatar after his death in 1923, and features a monumental equestrian statue of him in its center.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brücke-Osteuropa (Public domain). Map