Zavkhan River ( mn, Завхан гол, Zawhan gol, ) is a river in
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 flows from
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) ...
to
Lake Khyargas
Khyargas Lake Хяргас нуур, is a salt lake in Khyargas district, Uvs Province, Western Mongolia.
Some sources are using different Khyargas Lake statistics values:
*Water level: 1,035.29 m
*Surface area: 1,481.1 km2
*Average depth ...
, and has a draining area of over . The river forms most of the border between the
Govi-Altai
Govi-Altai ( mn, Говь-Алтай / , ) is an aimag (province) in western Mongolia.
Transportation
The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has one paved runway and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer, Bayankhongor and Ulaanbaatar. The new arriva ...
and
Zavkhan aimags
An aimag (, ; xal, әәмг, ), originally a Mongolian word meaning 'tribe', is an administrative subdivision in Mongolia, Russia, and in the Inner Mongolia region of China.
Mongolia
In Mongolia, an aimag is the first-level administrative ...
. The length of the river is .
Zavkhan info
See also
* List of rivers of Mongolia
References
Rivers of Mongolia
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