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Encyclopedia > Aimags of Mongolia

Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags or provinces. Aimaq (also spelled aimag, and aimak) is the Mongolian word for Mongolia was a province of China though, it was divided into aimaqs (prefectures of the province of Outer Mongolia). They kept it like this even when they gained their independence.


See ISO 3166-2:MN for their ISO 3166_2 codes.


List of aymags

(capitals in parentheses):

Additionally, the capital, Ulaanbaatar, ranks as a municipality.






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