Bökhmörön ( mn, Бөхмөрөн) is a
sum (district) of
Uvs Province
Uvs (; mn, Увс аймаг, Uws aimag, ; xal, Увс әәмг, Uws äämg, ), is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom whi ...
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 China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
.
It is situated in the
Achit Nuur
Achit Lake ( mn, Ачит Нуур, , zh, 阿奇特湖) is the largest freshwater lake in Uvs Aimag (Uvs province), Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in Ea ...
lake
depression, sum center is 20 km NW from lake at the top part of Bökhmörön river delta. Eastern part of the sum is situated in
Kharkhiraa
Kharkhiraa ( mn, Хархираа, Harhiraa, ; "common crane") is a mountain of the Altai Mountains and is located in the Uvs Province in Mongolia. It has an elevation of .
See also
* List of mountains in Mongolia
Mongolia has three major mo ...
-
Türgen mountains SW of lake
Üüreg Lake. The sum is on the border 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, ...
and
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
in the west it borders to
Bayan-Ölgii Province.
Khotgor coal mine is in the eastern part of the sum.
Populated places in Mongolia
Districts of Uvs Province
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