Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area

{{Short description|Protected area in Khentii, Mongolia}}

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| name = Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area

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| map_caption = Map of Mongolia

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| location = Khentii Province, Mongolia

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| coordinates = {{coords|48.92|108.59|region:MN|notes={{Cite web| url=http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Khan_Khentee_Strict_Protected_Area| title=Khan Khentee Strict Protected Area| work=protectedplanet.net| access-date=2011-12-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401105843/http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Khan_Khentee_Strict_Protected_Area| archive-date=2013-04-01| url-status=dead}}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{Convert|12270|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

| established = 1992

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The Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is a {{Convert|12270|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} government administered Strictly Protected Area in the Khentii aimag (province) in Eastern Mongolia. Strictly Protected Areas are regions of land designated by the Mongolian government as wildlife preservation areas. Herding and tourism are tightly controlled, and hunting and mining are prohibited. However, the budget for maintaining and protecting these areas is quite small.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}

The Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is located in the Khentii Mountains, and includes the sacred Burkhan Khaldun mountain. This is considered to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan, as well as one of the rumored locations of his tomb.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}