Mongolian Altai Petroglyphs
Also known as Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, Ensembles de pétroglyphes de l'Altaï mongol, Монгол Алтайн нурууны хадны зургийн цогцолбор
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Mongolia
Inscribed
2011
Area
11,300 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mongolian Altai Petroglyphs is about 160 km north of Altay. The nearest other World Heritage site is Golden Mountains of Altai, about 210 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Olgiy · about 35,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Altay · about 142,000 peopleabout 160 km south
- Koktokay · about 80,000 peopleabout 270 km south
- Ulaangom · about 36,000 peopleabout 270 km east
- Dund-Us · about 31,000 peopleabout 280 km south-east
- Zyryanovsk · about 50,000 peopleabout 300 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
RussiaNatural213 km away
Mongolia, RussiaNatural327 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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