Mongolia
Mongolia has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1990. With 6 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
Mongolia as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: February 2, 1990
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 2025-2029
Total of Mandate Years: 4
Total of Mandates: 1
WHC Electoral Group: IV (Asia/Pacific)
World Heritage Sites in Mongolia (6)
Cultural: 4 | Natural: 2 | Mixed: 0
- Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites · Cultural
- Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape · Cultural
- Landscapes of Dauria · Natural (Transboundary)
- Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape · Cultural
- Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai · Cultural
- Uvs Nuur Basin · Natural (Transboundary)
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (12)
- The Mongolian section of the Great Tea Route · submitted: April 9, 2025
- Sacred Mountains of Mongolia · submitted: November 23, 2015
- Desert Landscapes of the Mongolian Great Gobi · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Cretaceous Dinosaur Fossil Sites in the Mongolian Gobi · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Eastern Mongolian Steppes · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Amarbayasgalant Monastery and its Surrounding Sacred Cultural Landscape · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Baldan Bereeven Monastery and its Sacred Surroundings · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Sacred Binder Mountain and its Associated Cultural Heritage Sites · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Funeral Sites of the Xiongnu Elite · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Archaeological Site at Khuduu Aral and Surrounding Cultural Landscape · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Petroglyphic Complexes in the Mongolian Gobi · submitted: December 19, 2014
- Highlands of Mongol Altai · submitted: December 19, 2014
Country Profile Mongolia
Official Name: Mongolia
Continent: Asia
Subregion: Eastern Asia
UNESCO Region: Asia and the Pacific
Capital: Ulan Bator
Population (2024): 3,524,788
Land Area: 1,557,510 km²
Currency: Mongolian tögrög (MNT)