Uvs Lake
Uvs Lake is largest lake in Mongolia . It is 743 meters above the sea level, 80kilometers wide and 80 kilometers long, covering 3.350 square kilometers with clear but brackish water -a land- locked Inland Sea . The Nariin, Sagil, Borshoo and Khundlen rivers enter, but none drains out. It is magnet for birds; over 220 species are recorded, including Osprey, white tailed Eagle, and Black Stork. Over 100 pairs of Spoonbill nest in the vicinity, also Great White Hero.
Khyargas Lake Top 
It is a one of the Mongolian largest lakes, covering 1.406 square kilometers. It is 75 kilometers long, 31 kilometers wide and 80 meters deep. The lake surface is at 1.028 meters above the sea level. The water is brackish. And has rare fish such as Mongolian Grayling.
Bayan-Ulgii aimag Top
Bayan Ulgii aimag was established in 1940. Bayan-Ulgii is Mongolia 's “Roof of the World”, a remote land of high mountains, even glaciers, steep slopes and rushing torrents. It is the western most aimag in Mongolia. It is very different than the rest of the country however. Unlike the rest of Mongolia the main population in this aimag is Kazakh. Thus the speech, religion, and customs of the people are very different. Bayan Ulgii covers an area of 45,700 square kilometers, and has a population of 91,068 (as of 2000).
The highest mountain in Mongolia Huiten Uul (4374 m) is located in this aimag, in the north, on the border with China .
Lake Khar Us ( Black Water Lake) Top
Khar us is a lake in Umnugobi soum, 1.597 meters above the sea level. The water is a brackish, and replenished by water from the Orlogo River which rises from the eternal snows of the mountain of Kharkhiraa.
Altai Tavan Bogd National park Top
Mongol Altai Mountain range is one of the three main mountain ranges in Mongolia and the highest peaks in Mongolia are all situated in this range. Range continued more than 900 kilometers. Altai Tavan Bogd and Tsambagarav Mountains are the highest peaks of the West Altai mountain chain. Huiten peak in Altai Tavan Bogd is the highest point of Mongolia. Mount Altai Tavan Bogd is located near the northwestern border of Mongolia . Glacier and ice are permanent in the high altitude areas of Tavan Bogd the peak of Mountain Munh Khairhan is 4326 meter above the sea level. Altai Tavan Bogd protected site in 1996.
Eagle Hunting Festivals Top
One of the oldest, most revered and amazing holiday for kazakh people, passed down from generation to generation, is hunting with trained eagles. It exhibits the real boast of the Kazakhs. They annually hold an exceptional feast called the Eagle Hunting Festival in the extreme area of the majestic Altai Mountains , among the river glaciers and picturesque landscape in Bayan-Ulgii province. (October) |
