Mankhan ( mn, Манхан) is a sum (district) of

Khovd Province Khovd ( mn, Ховд, Howd, ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd. The Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It take ...

in western

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

. It is 80 km away from the city of Khovd.Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet
It is home to the Khoit Tsenkher Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage site containing Paleolithic

cave paintings In archaeology, Cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin, and the oldest known are more than 40,000 y ...

. The localities of Ishgent Tolgoi, Khoit Uzuur and Khukh Khad are noted for their petroglyphs. Lower and Upper Paleolithic tools were unearthed in the sum in the mid 1980s.

Notable people

Damdiny Demberel Damdiny Demberel (; born on April 15, 1941 in Mankhan Sum, Khovd Aimag) was the previous Speaker of the State Great Khural of Mongolia. Education *In 1960, Demberel finished 10 year secondary school 1 of Khovd city. *In 1964, he graduated ...

, long-standing member and since 2008 speaker of the State Great Khural, was born in Mankhan.

References

Districts of Khovd Province {{Mongolia-geo-stub