Deluun Boldog

Dulüün-Boldog, or Deluun-Boldog, is a tourist attraction located in Dadal soum, Khentii province, in Onon Balj National Park,  It is one of several locations that is considered to be the birthplace of Genghis Khaan (Temüjin), in the year 1162 CE, according to The Secret history of the Mongol. It is located near the sacred mountain Burkhan Khaldun and the Onon and Kherlen Rivers. This scenic and serene foresty area is rich in wildlife, lakes, rivers, and springs. You will see many local visitors ceremonially climbing and paying respect at the cairn on the top of Deluun Boldog Hill. 1km west of the hill is Khajuu Bulag Spring drinking water of Temuujin family according to the chronicle book Secret History of the Mongols. In 1962, on the 800th anniversary of Genghis Khan’s birth, a 12 m tall statue was erected at Gurban Nuur Lake, 3 km north of Dadal Soum.