Shiveet Khairkhan
A rock painted on rocky slopes of the Shiveet Khairkhan Mountain in the Tsengel soum of Bayan-Ulgii province. Shiveet Khairkhan’s rock painting complex with thousands of pictures of Central Asian rock painting center is located in the Khar Salaa and Tsagaan Salaa river valley. This beautiful valley surrounded by high altitude mountains, rich in flora and fauna, is a part of the “Altai Tavan Bogd” National Park. Most of the rock paintings are located at the lower part of the Shiveet Khairkhan Mountain and rocks scattered on the east coast of the Khar Salaa River. The total area of the paintings is approximately 10-12 square kilometers. The location of the paintings is generally in line with ancient and modern migratory routes, which is one of the features of the Shiveet Khairkhan rock paintings. The Shiveet Khairkhan’s remains were left behind by ancient hunters and herders. Here is a description of the specific warrior and armed hunters. From time to
time, images of the paintings were created by ancient Mongolian Altai people from a period of bronze to ancient Turkic period.