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Encyclopedia > Orhon Province

Орхон аймаг
Orhon aymag
Capital Erdenet
Area 840 km²
Population 71,525 (as of 2000)
Image:MN Orhon aymag.png

Orhon aymag (Орхон аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. It is located in the north of Mongolia. Its capital is Erdenet. Parts of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape are situated in this province. Erdenet (Эpдэнэт) is the third-largest city in Mongolia. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Image File history File links Drawn by Nanshu. ... Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags (provinces). ... Erdenet (Эpдэнэт) is the third-largest city in Mongolia. ... Brief Description The 121,967-ha Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape encompasses an extensive area of pastureland on both banks of the Orkhon River and includes numerous archaeological remains dating back to the 6th century. ...


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Provinces of Mongolia Flag of Mongolia
Arhangay | Bayan-Ölgiy | Bayanhongor | Bulgan | Darhan-Uul | Dornod | Dornogovĭ | Dundgovĭ | Govĭ-Altay | Govĭsümber | Hentiy | Hovd | Hövsgöl | Ömnögovĭ | Orhon | Övörhangay | Selenge | Sühbaatar | Töv | Uvs | Zavhan
Municipality: Ulaanbaatar

See also Orkhon Alphabet Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags (provinces). ... Download high resolution version (1576x788, 28 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Arhangay aymag (Архангай аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Bayan-Ölgiy aymag (Mongolian: Баян Өлгий, Kazak: Баян Өлгей, also spelled in English as Bayan Ulgii, Bayan Olgiy, Bayan Olgii, etc. ... Bayanhongor aymag (Баянхонгор аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Bulgan aymag is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Darhan-Uul aymag (Дархан-Уул аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Dornod aymag (Дорнод аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... DornogovÄ­ aymag (Дорноговь аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... DundgovÄ­ aymag (Дундговь аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... GovÄ­-Altay aymag (Говь-Алтай аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... GovÄ­sümber aymag (Говьсүмбэр аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Hentiy aymag (Хэнтий аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Hovd aymag (Ховд аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Hövsgöl aymag (Хөвсгөл аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... ÖmnögovÄ­ aymag (Өмнөговь аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Övörhangay aymag (Өвөрхангай аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Selenge aymag (Сэлэнгэ аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Sühbaatar aymag (Сүхбаатар аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Töv aymag (Төв аймаг = Central Aimag) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Uvs aymag (Увс аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Zavhan aymag (Завхан аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Ulan Bator, or Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар, [UlaÉ£an BaÉ£atar]) in Mongolian, is the capital of Mongolia. ... The Orkhon script is the earliest known Turkic alphabet, sometimes called runiform because its external similarity to the runic alphabet. ...


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Provinces of Mongolia Summary (1498 words)
Mongolia's eastern provinces of Dornod, Suhbaatar, and Hentii are dominated by grassy steppe, a geography that suits the region's major economy— sheep, cattle, and horse breeding.
Livestock breeding is the primary economic activity, with yak and yak hybrid comprising 40 percent of the province's herds.
The farthest west of Mongolia's provinces, Bayan Olgii (2000 population 91,000, area 46,000 square kilometers) is unique among the Mongolian aimags in that the majority of its inhabitants are a non-Mongolian speaking ethnic group—the Kazakhs.
Sheep breeds of Mongolia (4686 words)
The Karakul is bred in the Sumbur district of East Gobi province.
Average liveweight at birth is 4 kg for males and 3.6 kg for females; liveweight of the adult ram is 80 kg and of the ewe 57 kg.
Distribution of this semi-fine wool sheep is in the Herlen, Ulziit and Bayan Khutag districts of Khentei province and in the Asgat district of Sukh-Batar province.
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