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3 unusual facts about Khentii Province


Baganuur

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

Darizavyn Losol

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

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.


A Pearl in the Forest

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

Byambasuren Sharav

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

Delüün Boldog

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

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.

Tomb of Genghis Khan

After he died, his body was returned to Mongolia and presumably to his birthplace in the Khentii Aimag, where many assume he is buried somewhere close to the Onon River.


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