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 SUKHBAATAR
Sukhbaatar Aimag is encompassed by the
vast steppes of eastern Mongolia, a prairie landscape of grasslands
with swathes of colorful wild flowers.
Sukhbaatar aimag, with an aria of 82,300 square kilometers
is situated on a vast open plain of grassy steppes. The aimag
has an estimated population of 56,000 inhabitants. The administrative
center is Baruun-Urt, 560 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar at an
altitude of 981 meters above sea level.
River canyon
The canyon of Khatavch is 3 kilometers long and located near
the center of Khalzan Soum. The canyon formed as a result
of folding during powerful earth movements in the Cenozoic
Era. The canyon is cut into ancient sandstone of Devonian
age of the Paleozoic Era. The canyon walls are 15 to 17 meters
high and 30 to 100 meters apart.
Ikh Bulag
Ikh Bulag has a stream with crystal clear water, which gushes
from under a volcanic basalt formation, near the center
of Ongon Soum. Stone implement of Neolithic age have been
found in Ustai Burgastai. Sand dunes covered by greenery.
Moltsog Els
It is a vegetated belt of sand dunes covering an area of 248
square kilometers of Ongon soum and Dariganga soum. Many lakes
are at the edge of the sand dunes. Summer resorts have been
opened near to the lake of Dariganga Lake.
Khan, Queen, and Son
Three historical monuments, the so-called human rock, are
on the southeastern slope of the mountain of Altan Ovoo
near the center of Dariganga soum. It is interesting that
the human rocks are made of marble, which is uncommon here.
Almost 60 human rocks of different periods occur in this
area.
 Ganga
Lake
Ganga Lake is a fresh-water lake 11 kilometers southeast of
the center of Dariganga Soum, at the northeastern edge of
the sand dune belt of MOltsog els. The lake covers 4 square
kilometers and is part of a site enjoying State protection
embracing 288 square kilometers including not only the lake
pf Ganga Lake but also the sand dunes of Moltsog Els, Lake
Kholboo, Uizen and Sumt.
The protected area is famous for its nature, and it has enjoyed
State protection since 1993.
One of 180 extinct volcanoes
The mountain of Shiliin Bogd Mountain can be seen for a
distance of 60 kilometers from all four sides. The crater
of the volcano is about 2 kilometers wide and 300 meters
deep. One may count about 180 extinct volcanoes all around
this area. There is a lower mount Agtnii Khuree on the east
foot of the mount with a round crater.
Upland of 222 extinct volcanoes
The Dariganga volcanic upland has a 30 meter thick cover of
basalt lava, and in the southern soums of Sukhbaatar Aimag.
It covers about 10,000 square kilometers, and the northern
part has 222 extinct volcanoes. They erupted lava during the
Quaternary, a short time ago in geological terms.
Lhachinvandad mountain
The mountain is 1,233 meters above sea level and of granites
and other rocks.
It is enjoyable to watch the deer run in the low treeless
space of the boundless steppe. The deer population is around
200. white – tailed Gazzelle, Eurasian Badger and
Raccoon Dog are found here.
Ancient tomb
An ancient bomb, Burkhant, is located in the Ar Jiremiin Gobi,
south of the center of Muvshinshiree soum.
Uushiin Gobi
It is one of the biggest Gobi, located between the borders
of Tuvshinshiree, Khalzan and Bayandelger soums. This is
one of the great 33 Gobi. Lakes Ikh tsagaan and Baga tsagaan
are on the Uushiin Gobi. On a rainy summer these lakes reach
many square kilometers. In some maps the name of the lakes
had been written Usnii Tsagaan in Russian script.
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