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Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve
Ikh Nart Natural Reserve (67,000 hectares), only a four-hour drive from Ulaanbaatar, is home to hundreds of ibex (mountain goats), black vultures and other wildlife. The natural springs near Khalzan Uul (Bald Mountain) are considered a local health remedy. Burgasan Amny Rashaan is
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Chinggis Khaan obelisk
13km south of Delgerkhaan village stands the Chinggis obelisk, featuring the visage of the khan on one side. It was built in 1990 under the sponsorship of Unesco, to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the writing of The Secret History of the Mongols . The symbols on the side of t
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Chinggis Khaan Statue
The enormous marble construction at the north end of UBs main square was completed in 2006 in time for the 800th anniversary of Chinggis Khaan’s coronation. At its centre is a seated bronze Chinggis Khaan statue, lording it over his nation. He is flanked by Ögedei (on the west) and
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Friendship Monument
This communist monument, about 200m northeast of the Selenge Hotel, is worth a quick look. On the way from the town centre you pass a fine Marx mural and the ever-recognisable Lenins profile bolted to the wall. Head north of the Friendship Monument into the hills above town for goo
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Uvs Nuur Strictly Protected Area
Uvs Nuur Strictly Protected Area (712,545 hectares) Consists of four separate areas: Uvs Nuur, Türgen Uul, Tsagaan Shuvuut Uul and Altan Els. Contains everything from desert sand dunes to snowfields, marsh to mountain forest. Snow leopards, wolves, foxes, deers and ibex are among t
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Danrig Danjaalin Khiid
This monastery was built around 1840 and was once very active. It contained three northern temples and four southern temples, but less than half the 800 monks could be accommodated at one time, so most had to pray outside. It was closed in 1937. The monastery reopened in 1990 and h
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Shadavdarjaliin Khiid
Shadavdarjaliin Khiid, in the western part of town near the Sports Palace, is a freshly painted, walled temple complex with some ovoo (shamanistic offering) trees and a dozen monks. The original monastery in this area was built in 1660 and housed the first Buddhist philosophy schoo
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Ulaanbaatar City Museum
The Ulaanbaatar City Museum offers a brief but insightful view of Ulaanbaatar’s history through old maps and photos. The most interesting item is a huge painting of the capital as it looked in 1912, in which you can clearly make out major landmarks such as Gandan Khiid and the Wint
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Museum of Darkhan
This appealing little museum contains a well-laid-out collection of archaeological finds, traditional clothing, religious artefacts and taxidermied examples of aimag wildlife. You may spot a wind instrument made of a human femur and a jade chess set, but the museums most valued pie
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Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area
Divided into Gobi A (Southern Altai Gobi) and Gobi B (Dzungarian Gobi). Gobi A is over 4.4 million hectares in the southern part of the aimag; Gobi B is 881,000 hectares in the southwest of Gov-Altai and neighbouring Khovd. Together, the area is the fourth-largest biosphere reserve
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National Amusement Park
Known to almost everyone as the ‘Children’s Park’, this small amusement park features rides, games and paddleboats. The target audience is the 12-and-under set, so it’s perfect if you are travelling with small kids. The park entrance is on the southeast corner. For the rides you bu
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Gangin Gol
In the north of town a trail leads to the pretty Gangin Gol, which offers great hiking potential. At the mouth of the valley is a ger camp and a pitiful nature museum of stuffed animals, which isn’t worth the T1000 the caretaker will demand. From the camp you can hike up the mounta
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Eej Mod
Locals frequently come to this sacred tree 10km south of Sükhbaatar to pray to the spirits that inhabit the trees; a rite that predates Buddhism. According to shamanic beliefs, the spirits have the power to grant wishes (on the condition that the devotee visits three times). Look f
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History Museum
This decent History Museum contains a mammoth bone, some fine religious art and a tsam mask, worn during lama dances, made from coral. There is also a good collection of photographs of Uliastai taken in the early 20th century and a few grisly reminders of the Manchu era in the form
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Biger Nomin Khan Monastery Ruins
The official road-side sign for these monastery ruins states that they are around 750 years old. We doubt they are quite that old, but they are interesting nonetheless, and are fairly extensive, with a number of mudbrick walls still standing. Now desolate, save for scattered pieces
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Museum of the West Road Military Unit
The West Road Military Unit was a key force in freeing Mongolia from White Russian rule in 1921. Its history is described in this small museum, 2.5km south of Bulgan. Choibalsan and Khatanbaatar Magsarjav both stayed here during Mongolia’s military campaigns of the early 20th centu
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Museum
You can play with the anti-aircraft guns in the courtyard outside the history museum in Khalkh Gol, and peek out of the recreated dugout. Inside, a caretaker shows you the diorama of the area, the battle maps, the photos of the soldiers and the tools of war scattered throughout, a
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Buddha Park
This peaceful park features an 18m-tall standing Sakyamuni image. When it was erected in 2007, five tons of juniper were placed inside. Below the statue is a small room containing thangkas , Sutras and images of the Buddha and his disciples. You can combine a visit with the Zaisan
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Bayanzürkh Uul
Around 23km northwest of Khamaryn Khiid is the mountain home of the spirit of the third Noyon Khutagt (a predecessor of Danzan Ravjaa). The temple halfway up the mountain is as far as local women are allowed to go (although no one seems to mind if foreign women go to the top). At t
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Town Square
Two statues in the town square honour local heroes. One of them, Aldanjavyn Ayush (1859–1939), was a local revolutionary hero who agitated against the Manchus to lower taxation, and the other statue is of Galdan Boshigt (1644–97), ruler of the Zuungar Mongols. Although only a blip
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