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| Orkhon Valley Cultural LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage SiteLocationMongoliaIncludes Kharkhorum Moiltyn Am Orkhon-7 Khar Balgas Erdene Zuu Monastery Tuvkhun Hermitage Shankh Western Monastery Doit Hill palace Orkhon inscriptions CriteriaCultural:xc2xa0 (ii), (iii), (iv)Reference1081revInscription2004 (28th session)Area121,967xc2xa0ha (301,390 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone61,044xc2xa0ha (150,840 acres)Coordinates47xc2xb033xe2x80xb224xe2x80xb3N 102xc2xb049xe2x80xb253xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf47.55667xc2xb0N 102.83139xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 47.55667; 102.83139Coordinates: 47xc2xb033xe2x80xb224xe2x80xb3N 102xc2xb049xe2x80xb253xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf47.55667xc2xb0N 102.83139xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 47.55667; 102.83139Location of Orkhon Valley in Mongolia | WIKI |
| Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (/xcbx88xc9x94xcbx90rkxc9x92n/;[1] Mongolian: xd0x9exd1x80xd1x85xd0xbexd0xbdxd1x8b xd1x85xd3xa9xd0xbdxd0xb4xd0xb8xd0xb9xd0xbd xd1x81xd0xbexd1x91xd0xbbxd1x8bxd0xbd xd0xb4xd1x83xd1x80xd1x81xd0xb3xd0xb0xd0xbb, romanized:xc2xa0Orhonii hxc3xb6ndiin soyoliin dursgal, Mongolian Script:xe1xa0xa3xe1xa0xb7xe1xa0xacxe1xa0xa3xe1xa0xa8xe2x80xafxe1xa0xa4 xe1xa0xacxe1xa0xa5xe1xa0xa8xe1xa0xb3xe1xa0xa1xe1xa0xa2 xe1xa0xb6xe1xa0xa2xe1xa0xa8 xe1xa0xb0xe1xa0xa4xe1xa0xb6xe1xa0xa4xe1xa0xafxe2x80xafxe1xa0xa4xe1xa0xa8 xe1xa0xb3xe1xa0xa4xe1xa0xb7xe1xa0xa0xe1xa0xb0xe1xa0xacxe1xa0xa0xe1xa0xaf ) sprawls along the banks of the Orkhon River in Central Mongolia, some 320xc2xa0km west from the capital Ulaanbaatar. | WIKI |
| Location of the Orkhon Valley in Asia. | WIKI |
| For many centuries, the Orkhon Valley was viewed as the seat of the imperial power of the steppes. | WIKI |
| The first evidence comes from a stone stele with runic inscriptions, which was erected in the valley by Bilge Khan, an 8th-century ruler of the Gxc3xb6ktxc3xbcrk Empire. | WIKI |
| During the Qidan domination of the valley, the stele was reinscribed in three languages, so as to record the deeds of a Qidan potentate. | WIKI |
| [2] Whoever controlled this valley was considered heavenly appointed leader of the Turks and could rally the tribes. | WIKI |
| Thus control of the Orkhon Valley was of the utmost strategic importance for every Turkic state. | WIKI |
| The main monuments of the Orkhon Valley are as follows: | WIKI |
| The Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (OVCL) lies in the central part of Mongolia, some 360 km southwest of Ulaanbaatar. | UNESCO |
| Home for centuries to major political, trade, cultural and religious activities of successive nomadic empires, the Orkhon Valley served as a crossroads of civilizations, linking East and West across the vast Eurasian landmass. | UNESCO |
| Over successive centuries, the Orkhon Valley was found very suitable for settlement by waves of nomadic people. | UNESCO |
| The earliest evidence of human occupancy dates from the sites of Moiltyn Amxc2xa0xc2xa0xc2xa0 (40,000- 15,000 years ago) and xe2x80x9cOrkhon-7xe2x80x9d which show that the Valley was first settled about 62,000-58,000 years ago. | UNESCO |
| Subsequently the Valley was continuously occupied throughout the Prehistoric and Bronze ages and in proto-historic and early historic times was settled successively by the Huns, Turkic peoples, the Uighurs, the Kidans, and finally the Mongols. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): The Orkhon Valley clearly demonstrates how a strong and persistent nomadic culture, led to the development of extensive trade networks and the creation of large administrative, commercial, military and religious centers. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): Underpinning all the development within the Orkhon valley for the past two millennia has been a strong culture of nomadic pastoralism. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The Orkhon Valley is an outstanding example of a valley that illustrates several significant stages in human history. | UNESCO |
| All elements necessary to express the Outstanding Universal Value of the property of Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape are included within the boundaries of the inscribed area. | UNESCO |
| Overall, the Orkhon Valley retains a high level of authenticity as a continuing cultural landscape, reflecting the long-standing traditions of Central Asian nomadic pastoralism. | UNESCO |
| The five primary sites in the Orkhon Valley have been designated as Special Protected Areas and 20 historical and archaeological sites as Protected Monuments. | UNESCO |