The Khentii Mountains ( Mongolian : Хэнтийн нуруу ) are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in North Eastern Mongolia .
4-669: 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
8-567: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Mongolia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area The Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is a 12,270 km (4,740 sq mi) government administered Strictly Protected Area in the Khentii aimag (province) in Eastern Mongolia . Strictly Protected Areas are regions of land designated by
12-744: The Khentii Mountains forms a range of the same name which is part of the Khentei-Daur Highlands in the Transbaikalia Krai of Russia. 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. This Asia mountain, mountain range, or peak related article
16-554: The Mongolian government as wildlife preservation areas. Herding and tourism are tightly controlled, and hunting and mining are prohibited. However, the budget for maintaining and protecting these areas is quite small. The Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is located in the Khentii Mountains , and includes the sacred Burkhan Khaldun mountain. This is considered to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan , as well as one of
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