Burkhan Khaldun

Burkhan Khaldun
Burkhan Khaldun
	Burkhan Khaldun
Highest point
Coordinates	48°45′43″N 109°00′37″E / 48.7619601°N 109.0102959°E
Geography
	Burkhan Khaldun Mongolia
Parent range	Khentii Mountains
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Great Burghan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iv, vi
Designated	2015 (39th session)
Reference no.	1440
Region	Asia-Pacific

The Burkhan Khaldun (Cyrillic: Бурхан Халдун) 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.

The mountain is part of the 12,000 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi) Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area established in 1992. It had strong religious significance before Genghis Khan made it a powerful landmark and is considered the most sacred mountain in Mongolia since it was designated as sacred by Genghis Khan. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 4 July 2015 under the title "Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape." Under a Presidential Decree of 1995 the worship of this mountain has been formalised and the mountain declared a national monument. Its ecosystem is complex with unique biodiversity with flora of the Central Asian steppe. It has 50 species of fauna and 253 species of birds.