Kharkhorin brings together a museum, ruins and Erdene Zuu in the Orkhon Valley
A well-planned visit to Kharkhorin reveals the medieval capital, the living monastery and the pastoral landscape that connects them.
Read guide →Erdene Zuu
Erdene Zuu, beside the ruins of the former capital in Kharkhorin, was founded in 1586. Its walls, stupas and temples offer a view of monastic architecture and the continuity of Mongolian Buddhism.
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What makes it special
- A monastic complex founded in 1586 beside the ruins of the imperial capital.
- Walls, stupas and temples that remain in religious use.
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- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- orkhonvalley.gov.mn
- ncch.gov.mn
- whc.unesco.org
- montsame.mn
- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- Mongolia · Wikidata
- Mongolia · Wikidata
- Mongolia · Wikidata
- Mongolia · World Countries — mledoze
- Mongolia · World Bank Open Data
- Mongolia · DBpedia
- Kharakhorum Museum, A0601, Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai, Mongolia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Erdene Zuu, Khashaat - Kharkhorin, Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai, Mongolia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 01/10/2026