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Encyclopedia > Provinces of Mongolia

Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags (provinces). Aimaq (also spelled aimag, and aimak) is the Mongolian word for province, and date from the period of Qing Dynasty domination over Outer Mongolia. This system was continued even when independence was gained. This article is about political regions. ... This article is about political regions. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing... Outer Mongolia makes up Mongolia (presently a sovereign state) and Tannu Uriankhai (the majority of which is the modern-day Tuva Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation), while Inner Mongolia (内蒙古; Nèi Měnggǔ) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...


See ISO 3166-2:MN for their ISO 3166-2 codes. ISO 3166-2:MN are ISO 3166-2 codes for the Aymags of Mongolia. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ...


List of aymags

(capitals in parentheses): In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...

Additionally, the capital, Ulaanbaatar, ranks as a municipality. 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. ... Bulgan is the capital city of Mongolias Bulgan province and has been an established settlement for thousands of years, originally serving as an ancient tribal meeting place. ... Darhan-Uul aymag (Дархан-Уул аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Darhan (Дархан) is the third-largest city in Mongolia. ... Dornod aymag (Дорнод аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Choybalsan (Чойбалсан) is the fourth-largest city in Mongolia, which was named after a communist leader. ... 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. ... Altai or Altay can refer to: The Altay Mountains The Altai Republic The Altai Krai The city of Altay in Xinjiang, also spelled Aletai The city of Altay in Govi-Altay Province, Mongolia This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... GovÄ­sümber aymag (Говьсүмбэр аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Hentiy aymag (Хэнтий аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Öndörhaan, also spelt Undur Khan, is a town in the 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. ... Mörön is the capital city of Hövsgöl aymag in northern Mongolia. ... ÖmnögovÄ­ aymag (Өмнөговь аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Dalanzadgad (Даланзадгад) is the capital of ÖmnögoÄ­ aymag, Mongolia. ... Orhon aymag (Орхон аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Erdenet (Эпдэнэт) is the second-largest city in Mongolia. ... Övörhangay aymag (Өвөрхангай аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Arvayheer is the capital city of Mongolias Övörhangay-aymag province and is a thriving cultural centre, with many connections to Mongolias ancient traditions and ways of life. ... 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. ... Zuunmod is located in Mongolias Töv Province, 30 km south of Ulaanbaatar. ... Uvs aymag (Увс аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... Ulaangom is the captial of the province of Uvs aymag in Mongolia. ... Zavhan aymag (Завхан аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. ... September 2004. ...


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