Mankhan () is a sum (district) of

Khovd Province Khovd (; ), alternatively romanized as Khobhd, is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd. Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's cap ...

in western

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. It is 80 km away from the city of Khovd.Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet
It is home to the Khoit Tsenkher Cave, a UNESCO

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containing Paleolithic

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. The localities of Ishgent Tolgoi, Khoit Uzuur and Khukh Khad are noted for their petroglyphs. Lower and Upper Paleolithic tools were unearthed in the sum in the mid 1980s.

Geology

Mankhan Nature Reserve Mankhan Nature Reserve is a reserve that lies mostly in Mankhan, Khovd Province, Mongolia. The reserve stretches over and has been created in 1993 together with Sharga Nature Reserve to protect the endangered Mongolian saiga. In addition to thes ...

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into six

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, which are: * Bayangol * Botgon * Takhilt * Tugrug Gol * Ulaan Khuree * Zereg Gol

Notable people

Damdiny Demberel Damdiny Demberel (; born on April 15, 1941, in Mankhan Sum, Khovd Aimag) is a Mongolian politician who served as the Chairman of the State Great Khural. Education *In 1960, Demberel finished 10 year secondary school 1 of Khovd city. *In 196 ...

, long-standing member and since 2008 speaker of the

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, was born in Mankhan.

References

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