Mongolia
This series of deer stones, which may have served as burial markers during the Bronze and Iron ages, can be found about 17km past Baldan Bereeven Khiid, on the way to Binder. Local folklore holds that a young Temujin – the man who became Chinggis Khaan – swore an oath of brotherhood with his friend Jamukha here, finalised with gifts of sheep knuckles wrapped in gold.
The pair would go on to become fierce rivals, and their falling-out would lead to two decades of warfare on the open steppes.
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At its peak, Baldan Bereeven Khiid was one of the three largest monasteries in Mongolia, home to 5000 lamas and thousands more pilgrims and monastic…
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About 24km east of Baldan Bereeven Khiid, on the dirt track that leads to Binder, you'll pass through the green mountains and squiggly river of the Khurkh…
7.43 MILES
About 24km east of Baldan Bereeven Khiid, on the dirt track that leads to Binder, you'll pass through the green mountains and squiggly river of the Khurkh…
7.52 MILES
At its peak, Baldan Bereeven Khiid was one of the three largest monasteries in Mongolia, home to 5000 lamas and thousands more pilgrims and monastic…