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Khatgal Airport
Khatgal Airport is an airport in Khatgal, a town in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia. It has a gravel runway 15/33 . The small airport building was erected in 2006/2007. See also *List of airports in Mongolia This is a list of airports in Mongolia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. , - style="font-weight:bold; background:#ccc;" , Dom ... Airports in Mongolia Khövsgöl Province {{Mongolia-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatgal, Khövsgöl
Khatgal ( mn, Хатгал, ) is a village in Mongolia on the southern tip of Lake Khövsgöl. Khatgal has an airstrip and a small port, plus a school and a post / telecom office. There is a wooden bridge nearby over the Eg River. History Khatgal was founded in 1727 as a camp of the Mongolian watch post system. By 1910, a small settlement had formed, mainly through trade with Russia. In 1914 a telegraph connection was established from the Russian border town of Mondy to Uliastai via Khatgal, and in 1921, about 150 Russian settlers lived in Khatgal. In the same year, Khatgal became an administrative center in the region. In 1931 it became the center of the newly established Khövsgöl Aimag, but shortly afterwards in 1933 the administration moved to Mörön. The town had about 7000 inhabitants and a power plant in 1990, but the dry-up of transport routes and the closure of a local wool factory have led to high migration rates, leaving only 3,756 inhabitants in 1994 and 2,498 inha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign nation. Mongolia is the world's largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea, and much of its area is covered by grassy steppe, with mountains to the north and west and the Gobi Desert to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to roughly half of the country's population. The territory of modern-day Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the First Turkic Khaganate, and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China proper and established the Yuan dynasty. After the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Operating airports is extremely complicated, with a complex system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for tourism ... [...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] |
List Of Airports In Mongolia
This is a list of airports in Mongolia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. , - style="font-weight:bold; background:#ccc;" , Domestic airports , , , , , , - valign=top , Altai , Govi-Altai , ZMAT , LTI , Altai Airport , , } , - valign=top , Arvaikheer , Övörhkangai , ZMAH , AVK , Arvaikheer Airport , , } , - valign=top , Baruun-Urt , Sükhbaatar , ZMBU , UUN , Baruun-Urt Airport , , } , - valign=top , Baruunturuun , Uvs , , , Baruunturuun Airport , , } , - valign=top , Bayankhongor , Bayankhongor , ZMBH , BYN , Bayankhongor Airport , , } , - valign=top , Bulgan , Bulgan , ZMBN , UGA , Bulgan Airport , , } , - valign=top , Bulgan, Khovd , Khovd , ZMBS , HBU , Bulgan Airport, Khovd , , } , - valign=top , Choibalsan , Dornod , ZMCD , COQ , Choibalsan Airport , , } , - valign=top , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airports In Mongolia
This is a list of airports in Mongolia, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. , - style="font-weight:bold; background:#ccc;" , Domestic airports , , , , , , - valign=top , Altai , Govi-Altai , ZMAT , LTI , Altai Airport , , } , - valign=top , Arvaikheer , Övörhkangai , ZMAH , AVK , Arvaikheer Airport , , } , - valign=top , Baruun-Urt , Sükhbaatar , ZMBU , UUN , Baruun-Urt Airport , , } , - valign=top , Baruunturuun , Uvs , , , Baruunturuun Airport , , } , - valign=top , Bayankhongor , Bayankhongor , ZMBH , BYN , Bayankhongor Airport , , } , - valign=top , Bulgan , Bulgan , ZMBN , UGA , Bulgan Airport , , } , - valign=top , Bulgan, Khovd , Khovd , ZMBS , HBU , Bulgan Airport, Khovd , , } , - valign=top , Choibalsan , Dornod , ZMCD , COQ , Choibalsan Airport , , } , - valign=top , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
