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tower is all that remains of a 12th-century fortress town that was once part of the ancient
state of Qidan.
Kherlen Bar Khot is about 90km west of Choibalsan, on the main road between
Choibalsan and Chinggis Khot. It is worth a look only if you have your own vehicle and
are heading that way.
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Buir Nuur
This vast 40km lake on Mongolia's eastern thumb is well known for its large stocks of
fish and its bird life, particularly in the northeast area around the Khalkhiin Gol delta.
Given that the northern shore is in China, most of the fish end up on the plates of
Chinese restaurants - a source of much bitterness on the Mongolian side.
The area around the lake is Mongolia's equivalent of Arabia's Empty Quarter - it's
seriously remote, and the only way to get there is by jeep from Choibalsan, 285km away
over an interminable flat dirt road that runs through mostly featureless grassland (allow
at least nine hours). The road passes through a military checkpoint (make sure your pa-
perwork is in order) and skirts an oil field before following the eastern shore of the lake.
There's the deserted Buir Nuur ger camp (GPS: N 47°51.652', E 117°53.231') , with flimsy
locks, towards its northern end, but the best place to pitch a tent is by the lake shore, near
the small Buddha shrine (GPS: N 47°51.687', E 117°53.494') , where you can watch the spec-
tacular crimson-and-gold show called sunset. The mosquitoes love the view too, so come
prepared.
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Khalkhiin Gol
In 1939, the Khalkhiin Gol (Khalkhiin River) in the far eastern part of Dornod ran red
with blood as Japan tried to realise its ambition of adding Siberia to its territory. Unfortu-
nately for Japan, Mongolia got in the way, and it's on these river banks that the decisive
battles between the Japanese and the joint Soviet and Mongolia forces took place.
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