Bayankhongor Stupa

The Gobi


The skyline of the city is dominated by this stupa (and the telecom tower beside it) on a hill to the west of the city's main square. Take a walk up here (20 minutes) for views of the town and surrounding countryside.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Gobi attractions

1. Lamyn Gegeenii Gon Gandan Dedlin Khiid

0.45 MILES

The original monastery by this name, one of Mongolia's largest at the time, was located 20km east of Bayankhongor City. It was levelled by the communist…

2. Museum of History and Ethnography

0.57 MILES

Formerly the Aimag Museum and set inside the sports stadium, the collection here is well laid-out and worth a quick look. There is a good display on…

3. Natural History Museum

0.68 MILES

Filled with bad taxidermy, a replica Tarbosaurus skeleton and some fossils, including a 130-million-year-old fossilised turtle.