There are plans to include the whole property and its buffer zone in the territory of the KK SPA in 2015. It doesn't look like Juniper..Is it used as incense?Jean Emmanuel. Further protection needs to be established for cultural heritage and to ensure that no mining or extractive industry will be permitted within the property. It testifies to his efforts to establish mountain worship as an important part of the unification of the Mongol people. There are hundreds of small ovoos but I do not remember seeing any symbols. Situé dans le nord-est du pays, le site se trouve dans la partie centrale de la chaîne des monts Khentii. The draft Management Plan has not yet been approved or implemented. Upload any photo made with your phone which has location data embedded. Whether this is one of the places referred to in the Newsweek article I do not know. Pilgrims ride on horseback from there to the large Beliin ovoo made of tree trunks and adorned with blue silk prayer scarves and thence to the main ovoo of heaven at the summit of the mountain. Since 1990 and the renewal of older Mongolian practices related to sacred mountains, national traditions and customs of nature protection in Mongolia and the laws associated with “Khalkh Juram” have been revived and are now incorporated into State policy. Religious ceremonies are held regularly at the summit of Bogd Khan Uul. They stayed at this lake near the base of the mountain and had picnics while the men went to the summit. I have not personally witneessed any of them, however. On 16 May 1995, the first President of Mongolia issued a new Decree “Supporting initiatives to revive the tradition of worshiping Bogd Khan Khairkhan, Burkhan Khaldun (Khan Khentii), and Otgontenger Mountains”. I have been to the summit of Burkhan Khaldun three times; my first visit was described in my book Travels in Northern Mongolia, written in 1997.I went back once again while doing research for my book Illustrated Guide to Locales Connected with the Life of Zanabazar (see Burkhan Khaldun Chapter).I went back a third time purely as a pilgrimage. De site is een getuige van zijn poging om het aanbidden van gebergten in te zetten bij de vereniging van de Mongoolse volkeren. Committee sessions Statutory Documents Committee decisions More sessions... 44th session (2020) 13th Extraordinary session (2019) 43rd session (2019) 42nd session (2018), General Assembly 23rd GA UNESCO Paris (2021) 22nd GA UNESCO Paris (2019) 21st GA UNESCO Paris (2017), About World Heritage The Convention, Convention Text Policy Compendium Operational Guidelines The Emblem The States Parties The Advisory Bodies The Centre Employment & Internships Who's Who, The List World Heritage List World Heritage in Danger New Inscriptions Criteria for Selection Tentative Lists World Heritage List Nominations, Reporting & Monitoring State of Conservation (SOC) Periodic Reporting Questionnaires 2008-2015 Reactive Monitoring Africa Arab States Asia & Pacific Latin America and the Caribbean Europe and North America, Partnerships Become a Partner What Partners Do Our Partners, Activities All our activities Volunteer Group Tools. The sacredness of the mountain is strongly associated with its sense of isolation, and its perceived ‘pristine’ nature. High up the mountains are forests and lower down mountain steppe, while in the valley below are open grasslands dissected by rivers feeding swampy meadows. Burkhan Khaldun miboga harti "gunung déwa". Any activity on Burkhan Khaldun Mountain itself, other than worshipping rituals, is traditionally forbidden.