Coordinates: 47°25′23″N 92°13′33″E / 47.42306°N 92.22583°E / 47.42306; 92.22583

Mankhan, Khovd

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Mankhan District
Манхан сум
ᠮᠠᠩᠬᠠᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Mankhan District in Khovd Province
Mankhan District in Khovd Province
CountryMongolia
ProvinceKhovd Province
Area
 • Total4,330 km2 (1,670 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Mankhan (Mongolian: Манхан) is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western Mongolia. It is 80 km away from the city of Khovd.[1]

It is home to the Khoit Tsenkher Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing Paleolithic cave paintings. The localities of Ishgent Tolgoi, Khoit Uzuur and Khukh Khad are noted for their petroglyphs.[2] Lower and Upper Paleolithic tools were unearthed in the sum in the mid 1980s.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Damdinsu̇rėngiĭn T︠S︡ėvėėndorzh (2004). Petroglyphs of Javkhlant Mountain. Shinzhlėkh Ukhaany Akademi. p. 112. ISBN 978-99929-61-54-4.
  3. ^ Junko Habu; Peter V. Lape; John W. Olsen (2017). Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology. Springer. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-4939-6521-2.

47°25′23″N 92°13′33″E / 47.42306°N 92.22583°E / 47.42306; 92.22583