Mongolia · Asia
Xiongnu Cemetery Complexes
Official UNESCO name: The Cemetery Complexes of the Xiongnu Nobility
Royal tombs of the steppe's first nomadic empire.
CulturalInscribed 2026
The Story
Monumental terraced tombs of the Xiongnu nobility, from around the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD, reveal the power and far-reaching trade of the first great empire of the Mongolian steppe.
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