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As the National Inventory have identified, there are more than 1000 sacred sites in Mongolia. Mountains worshipped by Mongolians can be identified as the following 3 types depending on who worship them.
Mountains worshipped by:
a. The whole Mongolian nation as State worshipped sacred mountains (Burkhan Khaldun, Bogd Khan, Otgontenger mountains etc.)
b. The certain area people of specific cultural landscape
c. Certain places that certain family worshipped for many generations
Some mountains in Mongolia have been worshipped by some ethnic groups and communities and local people from the ancient times including Bogd-Khan mountain worshipped by Khalkha people in Tuv Province, Otgontenger (Khalkha people) in Zavkhan Province, Burkhan Khaldun (uriankhai, Khalkha, and Buriad people) in Khentii Province, Khan-Khukhii (Durvud and Khalkha people) in Uvs Province, Altan-Khukhii (Myangad ethnic community) in Khovd province, Subraga-Khairkhan (Khalkha people) in Arkhangai Province, Sutai Khairkhan (Khalkha people) in Gobi-Altai Province and Dari (Dariganga people) in Sukhbaatar Province. Currently, these mountains are officially recognized as the State worshipped mountains by the Decree of the President of Mongolia. In addition, there are other major worshipped mountains at the local level including Bulgan, Ikh-Bogd, Khognokhan, Delgerkhangai, Khanbogd, Batkhaan, Delgerkhan, Khangai Ovoo, and Ulziit Khairkhan in different areas of Mongolia. The practice is also found among the Buryat Mongols in the Russian Federation and IMAR of PRC. |