Mongolia - Funeral Sites of the Xiongnu Elite

1. Funeral site of the Xiongnu Elite at Noyon Uul mountain Batsumber, Bornuur , Mandal soums of Tuv province N48 33 44.7, E 106 30 32.5 2. Funeral site of the Xiongnu Elite at Gol Mod I Khairkhan, Erdenemandal soums of Arkhangai province N 48 19 38.2, E 101 55 02.0 3. Funeral site of the Xiongnu Elite at Gol Mod II Undur-Ulaan soum, Arkhangai province N48 00 22.7, E 101 12 26.6 4. Funeral site of the Xiongnu Elite at Duurlig Nars Bayan-Adarga soum, Khentii provine N48 32 40.9, E 111 04 42.9 5. Funeral site of the Xiongnu Elite at Takhiltyn Khotgor Mankhan soum, Khovd province N47 24 14.3, E 092 06 34.5 The Xiongnu, who are the ancient ancestors of the Mongols of today, was the First Empire to be established by the nomadic people living in the grasslands of Central Asia. The Xiongnu Empire occupied a vast territory extending north and south from Yellow River to Lake Baikal, and east and west from Manchuria to Altai Mountains.