The Tamir () is a river flowing through the
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...
s of the
Khangai Mountains
The Khangai Mountains ( mn, Хангайн нуруу, Hangain nuruu, ); form a mountain range, range in central Mongolia, some west of Ulaanbaatar.
Name
Two provinces of Mongolia are named after the Khangai mountains: Arkhangai (North Khangai) ...
in the
Arkhangai aimag of central
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, ...
.
For most of its length, the Tamir is divided into two branches, the Northern Tamir (, ) and the Southern Tamir (, ).
The Northern Tamir starts between the ''Shalkhagiin Khoit'' mountain range and the ''Togoo'' Mountain in the
Ikh-Tamir
Ikh-Tamir ( mn, Их тамир, Ih tamir, ; "Great Tamir") is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. The Tamir River
The Tamir () is a river flowing through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in the Arkhangai aimag of ...
sum.
The southern Tamir starts about 25 km to the south-west in the
Bulgan sum at the end of the ''Khairkhny'' mountain range.
The two branches run a roughly north-eastern course up to their confluence at the sum center of
Battsengel
Battsengel ( mn, Батцэнгэл, Batcengel; "Firm happiness") is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. Battsengel is home to approximately 3,289 inhabitants.
History
Formation of the cape
In 1696, when the army of ...
sum.
The Tamir is a main tributary of the
Orkhon River
The Orkhon River (; mn, Орхон гол, ''Orkhon gol'', Old Chinese: 安侯水 ''(*arhoushui)'') is a river in Mongolia.
The Orkhon river derives its name from the Old Turkic prefix "or" meaning "middle", and "khan" or king.
It rises in ...
, which it meets in
Ögii Nuur sum, opposite to the namesake
Ögii Lake
Ögii Lake (, ) is a freshwater lake in eastern Arkhangai, in central Mongolia. The lake, designated as a Ramsar Site of International Importance, is known for its fish and for birdlife. It is a stopover point for migrating waterbirds of the fa ...
.
Tamir = strength, vigor
References
Rivers of Mongolia
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