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3 unusual facts about Khentii


Byambasuren Sharav

Byambasuren Sharav (born November 13, 1952 in Jargaltkhaan Sum in Khentii Province) is a Mongolian composer and pianist.

Darizavyn Losol

Losol was born into a herdsman's family on April 15, 1890 in present day Batnorov district, Khentii Province.

Dumaagiin Sodnom

He first attended school in the Bayanmönkh district of Khentii Province and then went on to study at the Finance and Economic Technical College in Ulaanbaatar from 1946-1950.


A Pearl in the Forest

The movie was shot on location near the Buryat village of Dadal in the Khentii province of Mongolia.

Baganuur

Baganuur is actually a separate city, located as an exclave of 620 km² at the border between the Töv and Khentii aimags.

Delüün Boldog

Dulun-Boldaq, or Delun-Boldaq is site located in Dadal, Khentii that is considered to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan.

Düüreg of Mongolia

Bagakhangai and Baganuur are noncontiguous exclaves, the former located within the Töv Province, the latter on the border between the Töv and Khentii provinces.

Khustain Nuruu National Park

The HNP extends through the Khentii Mountains and includes the western edge of the Mongolian steppe at the boundaries of Altanbulag, Argalant and Bayankhangai Soums of Tov province.


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