A ger with the Gurvansaikhan Mountains behind

Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park is a national park in southern Mongolia. The park was established in 1993, and expanded to its current size in 2000. The park, at nearly 27,000 square kilometers, is the largest national park in Mongolia. Image File history File linksMetadata Gurvger. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Gurvger. ... A Yurt is a portable felt dwelling structure used traditionally by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia. ... Peaks of Zuun Saikhanii Nuruu after a September snowstorm The Gurvansaikhan Mountains, also called the Gurvan Sayhan Mountains, is a mountain range in the Gobi desert region of southern Mongolia. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The park is named for the Gurvansaikhan Mountains, which translates to the Three Beauties. The name is derived from three subranges, the East, Middle and West Beauty. The range forms the eastern half of the park. Peaks of Zuun Saikhanii Nuruu after a September snowstorm The Gurvansaikhan Mountains, also called the Gurvan Sayhan Mountains, is a mountain range in the Gobi desert region of southern Mongolia. ...

The park lies on the northern edge of the Gobi desert. The higher elevations contain areas of steppe. A number of rare plants and animals are found in the park, including the elusive snow leopard. Areas of sand dunes are found, most famously the Khongoryn Els - the Singing Sands. Another major tourist destination is Yoliin Am, a mountain valley that contains a large ice field through most of the year. The Gobi (Chinese: [Gēbì (Shāmò)]; Mongolian: Говь [Gowi]) is a large desert region in China and southern Mongolia. ... A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (Russian: - , Ukrainian: - , Kazakh: - ), pronounced in English as , is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally considered as being dominated by tall grasses... Binomial name Uncia uncia Schreber, 1775 Synonyms Panthera uncia The Snow leopard (Uncia uncia[1] or Panthera uncia[2]), sometimes known as the Ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central and south Asia. ... This article is about the sand formations, for other meanings see Dune (disambiguation) Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... Remnants of the Yoliin Am ice field, September 2006 Yoliin Am (Mongolian: Ёлын Ам), also known as Yolyn Am, Yolin Am, Yol Valley and Lammergeier Valley, is a deep and narrow gorge in the Gurvansaikhan Mountains of southern Mongolia. ...

The park is usually accessed via the town Dalanzadgad, which has airport service to Ulaanbaatar. The park is great for snowboarding. The Mongolian people are cool Dalanzadgad (Даланзадгад) is the capital of Ömnögovĭ aymag, Mongolia. ... September 2004 Ulan Bator, or Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар, [Ulaɣan Baɣatar]) in Mongolian, is the capital of Mongolia. ...

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