Mankhan (Mongolian: Манхан) is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western Mongolia. It is 80 km away from the city of Khovd.[1]
Mankhan District
Манхан сум ᠮᠠᠩᠬᠠᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
|---|---|
 Mankhan District in Khovd Province | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Khovd Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,330 km2 (1,670 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
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
edit- Damdiny Demberel, long-standing member and since 2008 speaker of the State Great Khural, was born in Mankhan.
References
edit- ^ Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Damdinsu̇rėngiĭn T︠S︡ėvėėndorzh (2004). Petroglyphs of Javkhlant Mountain. Shinzhlėkh Ukhaany Akademi. p. 112. ISBN 978-99929-61-54-4.
- ^ 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
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