Mankhan, Khovd

Mankhan (Mongolian: Манхан) is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western Mongolia.

[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.

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