Ulaanbaatar
World Heritage certificate for Burkhan Khaldun Mountain arrives
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ President Ts.Elbegdorj Wednesday handed to related authorities the certificates from the UNESCO, certifying that the Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and surrounding it sacred lands have been registered as a World Heritage.
The certificates were received by Minister of Foreign Affairs and chairman of Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO L.Purevsuren, Minister of Education, Culture and Sciences L.Gantomor, Minister of Environment, Green Development and Tourism N.Battsereg, Governor of Khentii aimag J.Oyunbaatar, and Governor of Tov aimag D.Bayarbat.
President said that he has received the certificates during his recent stay in Paris.
Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and surrounding it area, residing across Khentii and Tov (central) aimags, were registered as a World Heritage by UNESCO July 8 of 2015. Out of ten main criteria for selecting a potential world heritage, the Burkhan Khaldun satisfied the following: being a historic landmark representing an important stage of history of humanity; having its name mentioned and described in history booksl and having enormous imprints on the people’s traditions, their fundamental ideology, beliefs, arts and literature, said the President.
Mongolia has four World Heritages so far: banks of Uvs Lake as a natural heritage, Orkhon valley as a cultural landmark, petroglyphic complexes of the Mongolian Altai, and the Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and surrounding it sacred areas as cultural heritage.
Mongolian intangible heritages such as Morin khuur (horse-head fiddle, the national musical instrument), long song, Mongolian Naadam festival, eagle hunting, Mongolian Ger (national dwelling), and knuckle bone shooting game had been listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritages.
The list of cultural heritages in immediate need of protection includes Mongolian epic poem, folklore dance, khoomii (throat singing), bagpipe folklore art and Mongolian calligraphy.
