Bayangiin Nuruu

The Gobi


A canyon with well-preserved rock engravings and petroglyphs depicting hunting and agricultural scenes dating from 3000 BC.


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1. Tsagaan Bulag

22.42 MILES

This white rock outcrop has the faint imprint of a strange helmeted figure, which locals believe was created by, um, aliens. Maybe they're right?

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