Mongolia - The Cemetery Complexes of the Xiongnu Nobility

This serial property comprises eight funerary complexes of the Xiongnu nobility. The Xiongnu, ancient predecessors of a confederation of Eurasian nomadic peoples, established a powerful empire between the 3rd century BCE and the 2nd century CE that eventually occupied a vast territory centred on what is now Mongolia. They interacted with the Han Chinese and controlled nodes along the main parts of the Steppe Route of the Silk Roads. Among the numerous archaeological remains found across the former expanse of the empire, their cemeteries provide important insights into Xiongnu burial culture. The main burials, notable for their substantial size and depth, are accompanied by satellite graves marked by small ring-shaped mounds, as well as sacrificial structures consisting of alignments of paired stones. A wide range of artefacts found in the tombs, including horse tack and chariots as well as weapons, tools and food for the afterlife, provides a window into the Xiongnu way of life and social structure. The tombs of the Xiongnu nobility highlight the engineering and organisational skills of this predominantly nomadic culture.

Mongolia - Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites

"Located on the slopes of the Khangai Ridge in central Mongolia, these deer stones were used for ceremonial and funerary practices. Dating from about 1200 to 600 BCE, they stand up to four metres tall and are set directly in the ground as single standing stones or in groups, and are almost always located in complexes that include large burial mounds called khirgisüürs and sacrificial altars. Covered with highly stylized or representational engravings of stags, deer stones are the most important surviving structures belonging to the culture of Eurasian Bronze Age nomads that evolved and then slowly disappeared between the 2nd and 1st millennia BCE."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Russia - Mongolia - Landscapes of Dauria

"Shared between Mongolia and the Russian Federation, this site is an outstanding example of the Daurian Steppe eco-region, which extends from eastern Mongolia into Russian Siberia and north-eastern China. Cyclical climate changes, with distinct dry and wet periods lead to a wide diversity of species and ecosystems of global significance. The different types of steppe represented, such as grassland and forest, as well as lakes and wetlands serve as habitats for rare species of fauna, such as the White-Naped crane and the Great bustard, as well as millions of vulnerable, endangered or threatened migratory birds. It is also a critical site on the migration path for the Mongolian gazelle."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

An extra large postcard of Torey Lakes is a RAMSAR site in formerly Chita Oblast and now part of Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberian Federal District. Thanks to Zheniya who received this postcard from her friend in Chita and mailed to me.

Mongolia - Russia - Uvs Nuur Basin

"The Uvs Nuur Basin (1,068,853 ha), is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow and very saline lake, important for migrating birds, waterfowl and seabirds. The site is made up of twelve protected areas representing the major biomes of eastern Eurasia. The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the desert is home to a number of rare gerbil, jerboas and the marbled polecat. The mountains are an important refuge for the globally endangered snow leopard, mountain sheep (argali) and the Asiatic ibex.”

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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Uvs Nuur Basin, Russia. Thanks to Galina of Russia.

Postcard 2 - Russia Mongun Taiga

Mongun Taiga, in Tuva which part of Ubsunur Holow Biosphere Reserve. Thanks to Galina of Russia.

Postcard 3 - Russia Ubsunur

Boundary of Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Reserve, Russia. Thanks to Galina of Russia.

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