Altai ( mn, Алтай) is a sum (district) of

Khovd Province Khovd ( mn, Ховд, Howd, ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd. The Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It take ...

in western of

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, ...

. It is 310 km away from the city of Khovd.Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet

History

In 1968 a research team investigated 31 monuments dated to the Bronze and Early Iron Age near the border of Altai and

Üyench Üyench ( mn, Үенч) is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western 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 ...

sums.

References

Districts of Khovd Province {{Mongolia-geo-stub