The legendary Mongol Genghis Khan 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]
khentii, mountains, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Khentii Mountains news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message For other meanings see Khentei The Khentii Mountains Mongolian Hentijn nuruu are a mountain range in the Tov and Khentii Provinces in North Eastern Mongolia Khentii MountainsKhentii MountainsHighest pointPeakAsralt KhairkhanElevation2 800 m 9 200 ft NamingNative nameHentijn nuruu Mongolian GeographyCountryMongoliaAimagsKhentii Tov and DornodRiversOnon RiverKherlen RiverTuul RiverRange coordinates48 47 00 N 109 10 01 E 48 7833 N 109 167 E 48 7833 109 167Geography editThe 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 The legendary Mongol Genghis Khan 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 edit Enciklopediya Zabajkalya ez chita ru Craig Erin 19 July 2017 Why Genghis Khan s tomb can t be found BBC Retrieved 30 August 2017 nbsp This Asia mountain mountain range or peak related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Mongolia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khentii Mountains amp oldid 1210682988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
