Ongi Monastery

Ongi Monastery is the collective name for the ruins of two monasteries facing each other across the Ongi River, in Saikhan-Ovoo district, Dundgovi province, south-central Mongolia.
Founded in 1660, it comprises two sites, one north and one south of the Ongi River. Khutagt, to the south, is the older of the two. It housed various administrative buildings as well as eleven temples. Barlim, to the north, was built during the 18th century. It held 17 temples, one of which was the largest in all of Mongolia. Four Buddhist universities were also housed within the monastery. At its peak, the monastery could accommodate up to 1,000 monks at once.