Altai Tavan Bogd National Park

Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Mongolian: Алтай Таван богд
IUCN category II (national park)
	Tavan Bogd Mountain
Location	Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia
Nearest city	Ölgii (city)
Coordinates	48°33′N 88°37′E / 48.550°N 88.617°ECoordinates: 48°33′N 88°37′E / 48.550°N 88.617°E
Area	6,362 square kilometres (2,456 sq mi)
Established	1996
Governing body	Ministry of Environment and Green Development of Mongolia

Altai Tavan Bogd National Park (Mongolian: Алтай Таван богд байгалийн цогцолбор газар, Altai five saints nature complex) is a national park in Bayan-Ölgii Province of western Mongolia. The park includes the Mongolian side of the Tavan Bogd massif, which is divided by the triple border with Russia and China in the Altai Mountains.^[1]^[2]

It covers 6362 square kilometres and is located south of Tavan Bogd, the highest mountain of Mongolia. It includes the lakes Khoton, Khurgan, and Dayan. The protected area is inhabited by species such as the Argali sheep, Ibex, Red deer, Beech marten, Moose, Snow cock, and Golden eagle.

The (UNESCO) World Heritage Site is located inside Altai Tavan Bogd National Park.^[3] The World Heritage Site covers three locations with several thousand petroglyphs and Turkic monoliths, including the Tsagaan Salaa Rock Paintings with over 10,000 cave drawings in 15 km of river valley.^[4]

Map of park borders, Altai Tavan Bogd

References[]

^ "Altai Tavan Bogd National Park" (in Mongolian). Bayan-Ulgii Province. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Altai Tavan range". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/934/". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-03-02. External link in |title= (help)