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[2] Mongolia's largest lake by area, Uvs Lake is in the Great Lakes Depression. Mongolia's largest lake by volume of water, Lake Khövsgöl, drains via the Selenge river to the Arctic Ocean. One of the most easterly lakes of Mongolia, Hoh Nuur, at an elevation of 557 metres, is the lowest point in the country. [7] In total, the lakes and rivers ...
The name Mongolia means the "Land of the Mongols" in Latin. The Mongolian word "Mongol" (монгол) is of uncertain etymology.Sükhbataar (1992) and de la Vaissière (2021) proposed it being a derivation from Mugulü, the 4th-century founder of the Rouran Khaganate, [13] first attested as the 'Mungu', [14] (Chinese: 蒙兀, Modern Chinese Měngwù, Middle Chinese Muwngu), [15] a branch of ...
An enlargeable map of Mongolia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mongolia: Mongolia is a landlocked sovereign state in East Asia. It borders Russia to the north and China to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 38% of the population.
Its area makes it the third largest Chinese administrative subdivision, constituting approximately 1,200,000 km 2 (463,000 sq mi) and 12% of China's total land area. Due to its long span from east to west, Inner Mongolia is geographically divided into eastern and western divisions.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies , ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories .
Name Years Capital Area Map Mengjiang state : 1936–1945 Kalgan (Khaalgan) Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region: 1947–present Huhhot: 1,183,000 km 2: Gansu Province
Landmarks in Mongolia (2 C) N. National parks of Mongolia (19 P) Natural disasters in Mongolia (1 C) P. Parks in Mongolia (1 C, 2 P) Populated places in Mongolia (6 C ...
A district (Mongolian: сум, ᠰᠤᠮᠤ, sum, pronounced; lit. "arrow"), is a second level administrative subdivision of Mongolia. The 21 provinces of Mongolia are divided into 330 sum. [1] On average, each district administers a territory of 4,200 km 2 (1,600 sq mi