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Erdene Zuu
Erdene Zuu is the oldest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, founded around 1585 by Abtai Sain Khan beside the ruins of the Mongol capital Karakorum, partly with stones from the old city. Its square enclosure is marked by a wall with 108 stupas. Damaged in wars and almost destroyed in the purges of 1937, it reopened as a monastery after 1990 and is part of the Orkhon Valley World Heritage Site.
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