Ulaan-Uul ( = ''red mountain'') is a sum of Khövsgöl aimag. The area is close to 10,000 km². In 2000, Ulaan-Uul had a population of 3,726 people, mainly Darkhad. The sum center, officially named ''Tögöl'' (), is located 171 km north-north-west of

Mörön Mörön (; ) is the administrative center of Khövsgöl, Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the aimag capital. It has 12,286 families and a population of 46,918, and is considered a major city such as Ulaanbaatar, Darhan, Erdenet and ...

and 942 km from

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History

The Ulaan-Uul sum was formed from the bigger part of Bayanzürkh sum in 1933. From 1956 to 1990, it was the seat of the Jargalant Amidral

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Administrative divisions

The district is divided into six

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, which are: * Gun Bag * Mungarag * Shivleg * Soyoo * Toom * Tugul

Economy

In 2004, there were about 72,000 heads of livestock, among them 23,000

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s, 24,000

sheep Sheep (: sheep) or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to d ...

, 17,000

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, yaks, and khainags, 7,000

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...

s, and 216

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Interesting Places

Ulaan-Uul sum covers the southern part of the Darkhad valley, a basin that is considered remote even by Mongolian standards. The locals practice a form of shamanism strongly influenced by

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, and the Öliin davaa pass (literally "bald pass") that enters the Darkhad valley from the south has a group of 13

ovoo Ovoo, oboo, or obo (, , , , Traditional Mongol: , "heap"; Chinese: 敖包 ''áobāo'', lit. "magnificent bundle .e. shrine) are cairns used as border markers or shrines in Mongolian folk religious practice and in the religion of other Mongol ...

s constructed of standing sticks in tepee form that are regularly used for festivals and

naadam Naadam (Mongolian Naadam Festival) (, classical Mongolian: ''Naɣadum'', , ''literally "games"'') is a traditional festival celebrated in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and Tuva. The festival is also locally termed "eriin gurvan naadam" (), "the three ...

. Both the Delgerkhaan uul and parts of the Ulaan Taiga National Park are located in this sum.

References

Literature

M. Nyamaa, ''Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli'', Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 144f {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulaan-Uul, Khovsgol Districts of Khövsgöl Province