Khentii Mountains

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Khentii Mountains
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Khentii Mountains
Highest point
Peak Asralt Khairkhan
Elevation 2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Naming
Native nameХэнтийн нуруу (Mongolian)
Geography
CountryMongolia
Provinces Khentii, Töv and Dornod
Rivers Onon, Kherlen and Tuul
Range coordinates 48°47′00″N109°10′01″E / 48.7833°N 109.167°E / 48.7833; 109.167

The Khentii Mountains (Mongolian : Хэнтийн нуруу) are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in northeastern Mongolia.

Geography

The Khentii Mountains in Terelj, close to the birthplace of Genghis Khan Gorkhi-Terelj National Park.jpg
The Khentii Mountains in Terelj, close to the birthplace of Genghis Khan

The mountain chain overlaps the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's sacred mountain, Burkhan Khaldun, which is associated with the origin of Genghis Khan. The range forms the watershed between the Arctic Ocean (via Lake Baikal) and the Pacific Ocean basins. Rivers originating in the range include the Onon, Kherlen, Menza and Tuul.

A northern extension of the Khentii Mountains forms a range of the same name which is part of the Khentei-Daur Highlands in the Transbaikalia Krai of Russia. [1]

Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, is thought to have chosen a resting place in the Khentii Mountains, called the Great Taboo, or Ikh Khorig, by the Mongols. The area is thought to be where Khan may be entombed. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Энциклопедия Забайкалья". ez.chita.ru.
  2. ↑ Craig, Erin (19 July 2017). "Why Genghis Khan's tomb can't be found". BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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