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Shankh Monastery is a monastery in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia. It is one of Mongolia's oldest and most historically significant monasteries. It was founded in 1647 by Zanabazar, the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, or spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism for the Khalkha in Outer Mongolia, around the same time as the establishment of the nearby Tövkhön Monastery.
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Cultural center
Erdenesiin Khuree
Art center specialized in creating and preserving traditional Mongolia script calligraphy. Exhibition halls are placed inside various ger.
Монгол Нутаг Дахь Их Гүрнүүдийн Хөшөө цогцолбор
Erdenezuu
This monastery was built in the 1500s, but has been destroyed several times. It is free to enter the grounds, but a tour inside the old temples costs 3000 ₮, 5000 more to take pictures inside. In the NW corner is an active temple serving the local population, this temple is in Tibetan style.
Art gallery
Run-of-river dam along Orkhon River.