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Ideriin Gol
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Jargalant, Khövsgöl
Jargalant ( mn, Жаргалант, lit=happiness) is a sum (district) of Khövsgöl Province. The sum's area is about 2,550 km², of which 1,470 km² are pasture. In 2000, the sum had 5,068 inhabitants, mainly Khalkha. The center, officially named Orgil ( mn, Оргил), is situated close to the Ider river, 182 kilometers south-southeast of Mörön and 886 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar. History The Jargalant sum was founded in 1931 as part of Arkhangai Province, under the name Ikh Jargalant. In 1933, it had about 2,700 inhabitants in 727 households, and about 66,000 heads of livestock. In 1941, it became part of Khövsgöl Province. In 1956, it was united with Shine-Ider sum, but became separated again in 1959. In 1973, the Büren and Bürenkhaan sums were joined to Bürentogtokh sum. The local negdel, named Ulaan Tug, was founded in 1951. Economy In 2004, there were roughly 82,000 heads of livestock, consisting of 37,000 sheep, 34,000 goats, 6,100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Mongolia
This is a list of notable rivers of Mongolia, arranged geographically by river basin. The Mongolian words for river are ''gol'' (') and ''mörön'' ('), with the latter usually used for larger rivers. The Mongolian names also occasionally have a genitive construction, with the name of the river having the suffix ''-iin'' (') or ''-yn'' ('). For example, Ider River is ''Ideriin Gol'' (), having the meaning "River of Ider". Longest rivers # Orkhon River - # Kherlen River - # Tuul River - # Zavkhan River - # Selenge River - # Hovd River - # Eg River - # Ider River - # Delgermörön - Flowing into the Arctic Ocean *''Yenisei River (Russia)'' **''Angara River (Russia)'', flowing out of Lake Baikal ***Selenge River ( in Sükhbaatar) flowing into Lake Baikal ****Chikoy River *****Menza River *****Katantsa River ****''Dzhida River (Russia)'' ***** Zelter River (, Bulgan/ Selenge/Russia) **** Orkhon River (, Arkhangai/ Övörkhangai/ Bulgan/ Selenge) *****Tuul Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galt, Khövsgöl
Galt ( mn, Галт, translation=with fire) is a sum (district) of Khövsgöl aimag (Khövsgöl Province). The area is about 3,600 km². In 2000, the district had 5328 inhabitants. The center, officially named ''Ider'' ( mn, Идэр), is located 168 km south of the city of Mörön and 837 kilometers from the capital city, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator). History The Galt sum was founded, under the name Ider and as part of Arkhangai aimag, in 1931. In 1933, it had about 2,500 inhabitants in 687 households, and about 72,000 heads of livestock. In 1942, it became part of Khövsgöl aimag, in 1956 it was joined to Chandmani sum, in 1959 it was reestablished under the name Galt. In 1963, the Zürkh sum became part of Galt. Between 1956 and around 1990, Galt was the seat of the Ideriin Undraa negdel. Economy In 2004, there were roughly 183,000 heads of livestock, among them 83,000 sheep, 78,000 goats, 10,000 cattle and yaks, 11,000 horses, and 64 camels A camel (from: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tömörbulag, Khövsgöl
Tömörbulag ( mn, Төмөрбулаг, ''iron spring'') is a sum of Khövsgöl aimag. The area is 2,510 km2, of which about 1,950 km2 are pasture. In 2000, Tömörbulag had a population of 4,174 people, including some Khotgoid. The sum center, officially named ''Jargalant'' ( mn, Жаргалант), is located near the Bügsiin River, 75 south of Mörön and 714 km from Ulaanbaatar. History The Tömörbulag sum was founded, together with the whole Khövsgöl aimag, in 1931. In 1933, it had 3,000 inhabitants in 880 households, and about 96,000 heads of livestock. In 1956, it became part of Bürentogtokh sum, but was separated again in 1959. The local Dabshilt negdel was founded in 1934. Economy In 2004, there were about 133,000 heads of livestock, among them 76,000 goats, 44,000 sheep, 6,700 cattle and yaks, 6,200 horses and 41 camel A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya entsiklopediya'' (or '' Great Russian Encyclopedia'') in an updated and revised form. The GSE claimed to be "the first Marxist–Leninist general-purpose encyclopedia". Origins The idea of the ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' emerged in 1923 on the initiative of Otto Schmidt, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In early 1924 Schmidt worked with a group which included Mikhail Pokrovsky, (rector of the Institute of Red Professors), Nikolai Meshcheryakov (Former head of the Glavit, the State Administration of Publishing Affairs), Valery Bryusov (poet), Veniamin Kagan (mathematician) and Konstantin Kuzminsky to draw up a proposal which was agreed to in April 1924. Also involved was Anatoly Lunacharsky, People's Commissar of Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selenge River
The Selenga or Selenge ( ; bua, Сэлэнгэ гол / Сэлэнгэ мүрэн, translit=Selenge gol / Selenge müren; russian: Селенга́, ) is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Originating from its headwater tributaries, the Ider and the Delger mörön, it flows for before draining into Lake Baikal. The Selenga therefore makes up the most distant headwaters of the Yenisey-Angara river system. Carrying of water into Lake Baikal, it makes up almost half of the riverine inflow into the lake, and forms a wide delta of when it reaches the lake. Periodic annual floods are a feature of the Selenga River. The floods can be classified as “ordinary”, “large” or “catastrophic” based on the degree of impact. Of the twenty-six documented floods that occurred between 1730 and 1900, three were “catastrophic”. The three “catastrophic” floods were the floods of 1830, 1869 and 1897. The Selenga River basin is a semi-arid region that is in area. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimag
An aimag (, ; xal, әәмг, ), originally a Mongolian word meaning 'tribe', is an administrative subdivision in Mongolia, Russia, and in the Inner Mongolia region of China. Mongolia In Mongolia, an aimag is the first-level administrative subdivision. The country currently has 21 aimags. The capital Ulan Bator is administrated as an independent municipality. During the Qing dynasty, Khalkha was subdivided into four aimags ( Setsen Khan Aimag, Tüsheet Khan Aimag, Sain Noyon Khan Aimag and Zasagt Khan Aimag). An aimag was further subdivided into "banners" (''khoshuu''). Each aimag had an assembly of the local nobility, commonly named "league" in English (''chuulga'' in Mongolian). This administrative structure was kept until 1930, when the current structure with smaller aimags, subdivided into sums, was introduced. Inner Mongolia In Inner Mongolia, aimags (in the Inner Mongolian context, usually translated as "league", from ) are a prefecture-level subdivision, first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khövsgöl Province
Khövsgöl ( mn, Хөвсгөл) is the northernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The name is derived from Lake Khövsgöl. Geography and history The round-topped Tarvagatai, Bulnain and Erchim sub-ranges of the Khangai massif dominate the south and southwest of the largely mountainous province, and north and west of Lake Khövsgöl, lie the alpine Khoridol Saridag, Ulaan Taiga, and Mönkh Saridag mountains. The center and eastern parts of the province are less mountainous, but still hilly. The region is well known in Mongolia for its natural environment, and Lake Khövsgöl is one of the country's major tourist attractions. The largest forests of Mongolia are located around and to the north of the lake, extending the South Siberian taiga. The aimag was founded in 1931. Khatgal was the administrative center until 1933; since then it has been Mörön. Population The region is home to many ethnic minority groups: Darkhad, Khotgoid, Uriankhai, Buriad, and Tsaat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolian Language
Mongolian is the official language of Mongolia and both the most widely spoken and best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the ethnic Mongol residents of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.Estimate from Svantesson ''et al.'' (2005): 141. In Mongolia, Khalkha Mongolian is predominant, and is currently written in both Cyrillic and traditional Mongolian script. In Inner Mongolia, the language is dialectally more diverse and is written in the traditional Mongolian script. However, Mongols in both countries often use the Latin script for convenience on the Internet. In the discussion of grammar to follow, the variety of Mongolian treated is the standard written Khalkha formalized in the writing conventions and in grammar as taught in schools, but much of what is to be said is also valid for vernacular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuluut River
Chuluut River ( mn, Чулуут гол, ''stony river'') is a river flowing through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in central Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ..., and a tributary of the Ider River. It is 415 km long, the width at the mouth into the Ider river is 80 m, the maximum depth is 3 m. It is usually frozen from November to April. References M.Nyamaa, ''Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli'', Ulaanbaatar 2001 Rivers of Mongolia Khövsgöl Province {{Mongolia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
