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 KHUVSGUL
Khuvsgul aimag has at its jewel the vast lake
of Khuvsgul Nuur, one of the World’s largest lakes,
big enough to the regarded as an inland sea-yet of pure water.
Khuvsgul Aimag has an area of 100,600 square kilometers, and
an estimated population of 120,900 inhabitants, the administrative
center is the town of Moron, situated in the Valley of Delger
River, at an altitude of 1,283 meters above sea level and
671 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar.
Ruins of Uigur trading center
The Biibulag ruins were a trade center of the Uigur people
in the 9th and 10th Century. Later, Mongolians built a monastery
inside the wall, so it is called Biibulag soum.
Rocky mountain
The mountain of Khundlun Ikh Uul is on the way to Murun, east
of the center of Ikh Uul Soum. The mountain extends for 10
kilometers. It is interesting to observe layers of rock on
the peak appearing at the surface. The deposit is composed
of 4 of 5 layers. The sheer slope reaches about 20 meters
in height.
Deer stone of Bronze Age
A deer-decorated stone of the Bronze Age (3,000 -1,000 years
ago) is on the Ider River and over 30 deer-decorated stones
and carved rocks in Khuvsgul Aimag. There is a spring, Altan
Ulias.
Extinct volcano
Uran Dush is an extinct volcano which lies on the peak of
the Erchim Range, to the south of the Tsagaan Burgas pass
on the road to Shine Ider Soum. Its elevation is 2,471 meters
above sea level.
Lakeside mountain and waterfall
Khoridol Saridag Uul is a large mountain located on the
western side of the clear waters of the lake of Khuvsgul
Nuur. The mountain is composed mainly of limestone, and
much of the mountain is covered with forests. Its peak reaches
3,200 meters above sea level.
Elk, Reindeer, Argali and Siberian Ibex live here. Osprey,
White-tailed Eagle and other rare birds have been recorded.
The waterfall on the Arsain river is the highest waterfall
in Mongolia.
 Reindeer
people
Darkhads live on this area and on high ground you have an
opportunity to meet the customs of local people and to travel
by horse or by reindeer to the reindeer breeders. Some wolves
are in Khaliu Mountain and growing rare plant “Vansembruu”
Khuvsgul National Park
The National Park covers 8,381 square kilometers
including the lake of Khuvsgul Nuur and its watershed, the
Nuur river basin, and parts of Zuni Saran Mountain. Ti has
been protected since 1992.
Here are special plants such as Adorns sibirica, Yellow Marsh
Saxifrage, Valeriana officinalis and Saussurea involucrate
in the forests.
Lake of Khuvsgul Nuur
This huge deep lake is situated on the north edge of Mongolia,
and it covers an area of 2,612 square kilometers. It is a
large lake, extending 134 kilometers north south and 39 kilometers
east west. Dominating the western shore of the lake is Khoridol
Saridag Mountain, which attains an altitude of 1,624 meters
above sea level, just west of the National Park boundary.
96 rivers and streams feed into the lake of Khuvsgul Nuur
and the Egiin river exits from it, draining into the Orkhon
River and so to Lake Baikal in the Russian Federation. Khuvsgul
Nuur is the deepest lake in Central Asia, with a maximum depth
of 262 meters. Its water is crystal clear and fresh. The reflections
of larch forests and Majestic Mountains in the lake water
are amazing.
Plenty of fish are found in the lake such as Baikal Omul,
Lenok, Umber, Siberian Graying and River Perch.
Cave in limestone
Dayan Deerkhi Agui is in a mountain composed of limestone
and schist of Mesozoic age, and the second floor is 24 meters.
It is wonderful to observe thin and hanging down from the
roof, plus a great number of hotels and dents formed as
a result weathering.
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