Shaamar () is a
sum (district) of
Selenge Province
Selenge () is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia
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in northern
Mongolia
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. The
Dulaankhaan urban-type settlement is 35 km S from Shaamar sum center. In 2008, its population was 4,158.
[Selenge Aimag Statistical Office. Selenge Aimag Sums Review 2000-2008](_blank)
The sum center settlement of Shaamar is divided into two parts, about 8 miles apart. Upper Shaamar is located on a flat part of a hill and lower Shaamar on the banks of the
Selenge River. Lower Shaamar has access to the railway station and water from the river.
Shaamar was established as a
negdel Negdel (, "union, association") is the common term for the agricultural cooperatives in the Mongolian People's Republic. The full name is Khödöö aj akhuin negdel ( = ''Agricultural association'').
History
Early attempts
The first attempts ...
(agricultural cooperative) during the agricultural movement of the 1930s in Mongolia. Today, the local economy is mainly supported by
vegetable
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s,
cattle
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,
pork
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Pork is eaten both freshly cooke ...
,
poultry
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, and
lumber
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.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into three
bags
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, which are:
* Delgerkhaan
*
Dulaankhaan
* Okhindii
References
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