Mankhan District | |
Native Name: | Манхан сум |
Native Name Lang: | mn |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 220px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Khovd Province |
Area Total Km2: | 4,330 |
Timezone: | UTC + 7 |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Mankhan (mn|Манхан) is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western Mongolia. It is 80 km away from the city of Khovd.[1]
It is home to the Khoit Tsenkher Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing Paleolithic cave paintings. The localities of Ishgent Tolgoi, Khoit Uzuur and Khukh Khad are noted for their petroglyphs.[2] Lower and Upper Paleolithic tools were unearthed in the sum in the mid 1980s.[3]