Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Northern Mongolia Highlights
Drop a fishing line into
Khövsgöl Nuur
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)
, and while away an afternoon
by Mongolia's loveliest alpine lake.
Visit Tsaatan reindeer herders from the remote
Darkhad Depression
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)
.
Wander the grounds of
Amarbayasgalant Khiid
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)
, the architectural
highlight of the country.
Visit the bow-and-arrow-making workshop in
Dulaankhaan
(
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)
, one of
the last in Mongolia.
Journey to
Chandman-Öndör
(
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), a little-visited region of fish-filled
streams, hot springs and sacred caves.
Study the curious deer-stone carvings at
Uushigiin Uver
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)
, one of the
best examples of ancient rock art in Mongolia.
Enjoy the excellent dining in
Erdenet
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) or peer into the depths of the
city's copper mine.
History
For thousands of years northern Mongolia was the borderland between the Turkic-speak-
ing tribes of Siberia and the great steppe confederations of the Huns, Uighurs and Mon-
gols. Some of the Siberian tribes still survive in Mongolia, notably the Tsaatan people of
northern Khövsgöl. Evidence of the steppe nomads is also found in Khövsgöl in the form
of numerous burial mounds and deer stones.
