Shankh Monastery
Shankh Monastery is a monastery in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia. It is one of Mongolia's oldest and most historically significant monasteries.Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: monastery in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai, Mongolia
- Also known as: “Shankh Khiid”
Shankh Monastery
- Categories: Tibetan Buddhist monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Övörhangay, Mongolia, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
47.05166° or 47° 3′ 6″ northLongitude
102.9536° or 102° 57′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8PV43X23+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 395955012OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q1630910
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Shankh Monastery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “尚赫寺”
- Dutch: “Shankh Monastery”
- French: “Monastere de Shankh”
- French: “monastère de Shankh”
- French: “Monastère de Shankh”
- French: “Monastère Shankh”
- German: “Schanch Chiid”
- Irish: “Mainistir Shankh”
- Mongolian: “Шанх хийд”
- Mongolian: “Шанхын хийд”
- Russian: “Монастырь Шанх”
- Russian: “Шанх”
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Highlights include Shavar and Orkhon Valley Road from Kharkhorum.
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