Binder village

Binder Village (soum) is located Khentii province of Eastern Mongolia. This is relatively small village with average 4000 inhabitants of 1200 households. It is located 420 km from Ulaanbaatar city, remote area with forest steppe, rivers and beautiful nature, one of the main travel destinations which offers fishing tours. On the way to Binder Village there are many cultural, archaeological and worship vestiges dated from Paleolithic period through the Bronze, Iron Ages and  the successive historical periods including the Binder Ovoo (cairn) of the sacred Binder Mountain,  stone aged archaeological sites of Rashaan Khad,  the huge number of burial and ceremonial sites, deer stones and rock arts, within and around of the nominated landscape. Within the nominated area, near the Binder Ovoo is located very famous heritage site of Rashaan Khad (rock) which embraces Paleolithic, Neolithic Age ancient human settlements, and Hunnu, Kitan and Mongolian burial sites, rock arts, carvings of hundreds of tribal stamps. The Uglugchiin Kherem or Almsgiver’s Wall is situated 8-10 km from the Binder Ovoo. This stone masonry wall with a length of approximately 3 km is laid out orderly and accurately supporting the mountain. Binder’s deer stone site is located about 2 km to the north of the Binder Ovoo. In addition to the main deer stone the site encloses 12 square burials, and two other smaller deer stones. The main deer stone is of 230 cm tall, 42 cm wide and 30 cm thick and covered with seven carved depictions of deer which go all the way around the stone.