Noyony khural
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Noyony khural,
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Temple :
Monastry
Aimag Temple located in :
Dornogovi
Sum Temple located in :
Khatanbulag sym
Old Aimag Name :
Tusheet Khan
Old Sum Name :
Mergen vangiin khoshuu
Description of location :
Khatan Bulag sum is 50Km north-west of the site. All kinds of desert vegetation grows here. The rocky Ulaan mountain lies along the rear of the site while to the south the ground is flat. Noyony lake is on the north-west side of the site. A well, also called Noyony, sits on the south-east of the site.
GPS readings :
North 43° 06’ East 109° 03’
Estimated site dimensions (metres) :
Side1: 150 Side2: 200 Side3: 150 Side4: 200 Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
There are two stone foundations: one building and one ger. Also there is a base outline of a big ger, probably it was a ger temple. Ruins of a rock stupa and of another smaller building are on the site too. The small building was probably a wooden treasury house.
Old monastery/temple revived:
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Date of Reviving:
Monks in Old Temple :
not clear
not clear
Notes :
The site is on the front flat land of Rocky Ulaan mountain, it’s 50km to the north west from Khatan Bulag sum. All kinds of desert vegetatio grows here. Judging by the outlines of gers on the site, the monastery was small having around 10-20 monks. There are two other foundations: a rock stupa and what was in all likelihood, a wooden temple.
Form Number :
ДГХБ 061
Survey Team :
Team E
