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2 unusual facts about Saikhan-Ovoo


Dulduityn Danzanravjaa

He was enthroned as the Avshaa Gegeen in Ongiin Gol (present-day Saikhan-Ovoo) Monastery by Ishdonilhudev Rinpoche.

Saikhan-Ovoo, Dundgovi

It was completely destroyed in 1939 under Khorloogiin Choibalsan, the then president and leader of the Communist Party of Mongolia.


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Bayan-Ovoo, Khentii

Bayan-Ovoo has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb) with warm summers and severely cold winters.

Dalanjargalan

Sum center is Olon Ovoo railway station on Trans-Mongolian Railway(Ulan Bator - Beijing) line and abandoned Soviet air force base location.

Saikhan, Bulgan

Judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, Mongolia's first Olympic gold medalist, hails from Saikhan.

Tsogt-Ovoo, Ömnögovi

Tsogt-Ovoo has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with very warm summers and very cold winters.


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