Sums of Khovd Aimag. The aimag capital Khovd is geographically located in the Buyant sum, but is administered as independent Jargalant sum. The administrative center of the Khovd Sum is also called Khovd, which is a common source of confusion. The other administrative centers carry the name of the respective Sum as well.

Khovd aimag is almost cut in half by the mighty Mongol Altai Nuur range; away from the mountains the land is a barren semi-desert dotted with salt lakes and smaller mountains. The melting snow from the mountains recharges the water table every spring, providing Khovd with more than 200 fast-moving rivers (and dozens of lakes), none of which has ...

Khovd is a sum that is located in the western part of Uvs aimag. In 1924, Khovd was founded in the western part of Mongolia. 1556 from Ulaanbaatar city, Aimag center is 200 km from Ulaangom.

Altai is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western of Mongolia. In 1924, the Zakhchins were established as the "Great Urt" in Erdene mountain soum, and it was named after the four administrative units, which was named the "Altai soum" in 1925 at Bodonchiin Bor end. Altai soum has a total area of 1373 sq. km.

Altai (Mongolian: Алтай) is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western of Mongolia. It is 310 km away from the city of Khovd. [1] In 1968 a research team investigated 31 monuments dated to the Bronze and Early Iron Age near the border of Altai and Üyench sums. [2]

Khovd aimag is almost cut in half by the mighty Mongol Altai Nuur range; away from the mountains the land is a barren semi-desert dotted with salt lakes and smaller mountains. The mix of desert rock, salt lake, snowy peaks and Kazakh culture makes Khovd one of the most beautiful and appealing aimags in Mongolia.

Altai is a sum of Khovd Province in western of Mongolia. It is 310 km away from the city of Khovd. Altai has an elevation of 1,307 metres.

Khovd aimag is almost cut in half by the mighty Mongol Altai Nuur range; away from the mountains the land is a barren semi-desert dotted with salt lakes and smaller mountains. The melting snow from the mountains recharges the water table every spring, providing Khovd with more than 200 fast-moving rivers (and dozens of lakes), none of which has ...

It traverses the ever impressive Altai Mountains, a cordillera that gives name to the (rather disputed) ethno-linguistic group, the Altaic people. It is a broad term that frames together the Mongolian, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and Turks. Start from Khovd city, go to the bazaar or market and see whose van is taking people to the town of Bulgan.

The sums o Khovd Aimag [6] Sum Mongolie Population 1979 census Population 1991 est. Population 2007 est. Sum Centre Population Aurie (km²) [1] Densitie (/km²) Distance frae Khovd ceety(km) [1] Altai: