Khentii ( mn, Хэнтий) is one of the 21
aimags (provinces) of
Mongolia
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, located in the east of the country. Its capital is
Chinggis City. The aimag is named after the
Khentii Mountains. It is best known as the birthplace and likely final resting place of Temüjin, otherwise known as
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; ; xng, Temüjin, script=Latn; ., name=Temujin – August 25, 1227) was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the List of largest empires, largest contiguous empire in history a ...
.
Geography
The aimag borders with
Russia
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in the north. The neighbouring aimags are
Selenge in the northwest,
Töv in the west,
Govisümber in the southwest,
Dornogovi in the south,
Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and
Dornod
Dornod ( mn, Дорнод, ; "East") is the easternmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan.
Population
Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag, but Buryat ethnic group is 22.8% of population total ...
in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of
Baganuur, an administrative exclave of
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...
.
The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the
Khentii Mountains, towards the southeast the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain
Burkhan Khaldun in the
Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is considered sacred and assumed to be the birthplace of
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; ; xng, Temüjin, script=Latn; ., name=Temujin – August 25, 1227) was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the List of largest empires, largest contiguous empire in history a ...
.
South of Burkhan Khaldun the
Kherlen River
Kherlen River (also known as Kern or Kerülen; ; ) is a 1,254 km river in Mongolia and China.
Course
The river originates in the south slopes of the Khentii mountains, near the Burkhan Khaldun mountain in the Khan Khentii Strictly Prote ...
originates, which crosses the south of the aimag in the eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the
Onon River. The
Onon-Balj National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.
Population
Administrative subdivisions
:
* - including
Berkh.
:
** - including
Bor-Öndör Bor-Öndör ( mn, Бор-Өндөр) is a city in Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. It is situated in the Darkhan sum (district), but is administrated separately.
Geography
The City is at an elevation of 1300 meters and located close to the ...
.
:
*** - including The aimag capital
Chinggis.
References
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Provinces of Mongolia
States and territories established in 1930
1930 establishments in Asia