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  Onon River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Onon gol is a river in Mongolia and Russia of length 818 km and watershed 94,010 sq.
It originates at the Eastern slope of the Kente Mountain (Khentii Mountain).
Its confluence with Ingoda River produces Shilka River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Onon_river   (112 words)

  
 NAB travel
The Onon and Kherlen Rivers flow through its borders and there are therapeutic hot springs which have been used for centuries for their healing qualities.
The Onon river and it's basin is considered to be the place of origin of all Mongols and it is closely connected with the name of the Great Chinggis Khan.
Onon river abounds in fish, for instance Sturgeon, Taimen, Lenok, Amur Chub, and etc. The Balj river is an eastern tributary of the Onon.
www.mongol-travel.com /english/destinations/east_r.html   (462 words)

  
 Onon River Fishing Expedition, Nomadic Journeys
Further down the river we will reach the first inhabited areas.The majority of the locals are "Buryats", a Mongolian ethnic minority, whose ancestors migrated over the border from Siberia early 1900s.
The Taimen is the world's largest Salmonidae and the Onon is one of the last places where healthy populations of this prized (and elusive) fish still exist.The Onon's Taimen reach over one meter in length (max 2 meters).
The Onon Trout is a relative to the Lenok, and is endemic to the Onon River and its tributaries.
www.nomadicjourneys.com /trips/fish/ononfishing.asp   (1126 words)

  
 FISH AND FISHERIES AT HIGHER ALTITUDES: ASIA - TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 385
The fish fauna in the Shishhid River basin and in the River Hovd (Kobdo) is conspicuous for the absence of Salvelinus.
In the River Ob it is 6848-29,429, and in the River Khatanga it is 12,680-21,720 (Moskalenko, 1971).
In catchments of the rivers Kerulen, Onon, Balzh and Hurh it is fished by anglers.
www.fao.org /docrep/003/x2614e/x2614e11.htm   (15994 words)

  
 Mongolia treks and adventure tours
Genghis Khan himself was born at the Onon River and near a mountain called Burkhan Khaldun.
We have an exclusive agreement for the entire upper watershed of the Onon River and its tributaries, which is part of the buffer zone.
The Taimen is the world's largest Salmonidae and the Onon is one of the last places where healthy populations of this prized (and elusive) fish still exist.
www.asiantraveladventures.com /mongolia/onon_river_fishing.htm   (1176 words)

  
 .:. Terelj-Juulchin Co.,Ltd .:. Tourism, Trade & Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Onon river starts from back slopes of the Khentii mountain after flowing 808 km it reaches the Shilka river on Russian territory.
Onon river`s basin is one of the few places closely connected to the memory of Chingis Khaan.
Khuduu aral is a steppe located to the south of Kherlen Bayan Ulaan mountain, on the bay of Kherlen river at an altitude of 1300 meters above the sea level and occupies a territory 30 km in length and 20 km wide.
www.terelj-juulchin.url.mn /to_visit4.html   (284 words)

  
 Onon river Definition / Onon river Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Onon gol is a river in MongoliaMongolia (Khalkha Mongolian: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked nation in central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south.
Its confluence with Ingoda River produces Shilka RiverShilka is a river in Chita Oblast, South-Eastern Russia of length 560 km (348 miles).
Onon River is a major watershed for Asia.
www.elresearch.com /Onon_river   (233 words)

  
 Shilka River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shilka is a river in Chita Oblast, South-Eastern Russia of length 560 km (348 miles).
It originates as a confluence of Onon and Ingoda rivers.
The river is navigable for its whole length.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shilka_River   (83 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search View - Genghis Khan
One night, when the group was feasting on the banks of the Onon, Temujin eluded his captors and hid, almost completely submerged in the river.
By the beginning of 1214 all China north of the Huang He (Yellow River) was in the Mongols’ hands, and they were closing in on the Jin capital at Beijing.
In the autumn of 1220, Genghis Khan captured Termiz on the Oxus River (present-day Amu Darya) and in the early part of the winter was active in the upper reaches of that river in what is today Tajikistan.
encarta.msn.com /text_761567712__1/Genghis_Khan.html   (2116 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mongolia
The Kerulon, or Kerélon, River, "though an inconsiderable river, is the longest of the vast arid east Mongol upland, and the permanence of the pastures along its banks has always attracted a large share of the nomad population; many of the Tsentsen princes keep their headquarters on or close to the Kerulon" (Campbell, 24).
This river rises on the southern slopes of the Kental Mountains, near Mount Burkhan Kalduna and enters the Dalai Nor, five or six miles south-west of the Altan Emûl (Golden Saddle) a pair of brown hills, famous in Mongol legend, between which the river flows.
Urga includes three towns lying to the north of the Tola River: Urga proper, the Mongol quarters; the Russian consulate and settlement, a mile and a half to the east; and farther east, Mai-mai chên, the Chinese Urga, the commercial town.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/10479b.htm   (3216 words)

  
 Tumen Net
Throughout the 385 km of the Tumen River from the junction to the Sea of Japan, the water is turbid with a lot of SS.
Onon river with its watershed area of 94010 km2 and length of 808 km, takes its origin in eastern slope of Khentii mountain.
There are 263 species of birds in the Basin of Onon River, 260 species of birds in the Basin of Ulz River, 238 species of birds in the Basin of Kherlen River, 297 species of birds in the Basin of Khalhiingol River.
www.ecdc.net.cn /newindex/chinese/page/tumen_net/page/15.htm   (7690 words)

  
 Mongolia Fishing | Mongolia Fishing Vacation | Mongolia Fishing Tours
Onon and Balj rivers in the north eastern Mongolia are the home for 45 species of fish including the giant salmonid Taimen and many more - Pike, Lenok, Trout, Sturgeon, Grayling, Redfin, Carp, Sawbelly, Powan and many more.
The Onon-Balj River Basin - The area forms an unique and inter characteristic geographical environment by entering deep to the south along the Siberian forest, taiga and mountains from the northern part of Mongolia, and from the south to the north through arid desert-steppe and valleys of Central Asia.
The Onon and Balj rivers havethe Taimen in their waters and this trip gives you a wonderful opportunity to encounter this mighty salmonid with much ease and without driving for hours and taking flights to the north.
www.selenatravel.com /tours/mongolia/mongolia_fishing.html   (558 words)

  
 MNRF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Onon River is closely connected with important events from the ancient and medieval history of the Mongols, and flows from the northern slopes of the Khan Khentii Range to the east, where it joins the Amur River before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
Be enchanted by the broad river winding its way through grassy hills and plains.
We run fishing tours to the Selenge and Orkhon river areas as well as in the Huvsgul lake area.
www.allwaystravel.com.au /MNRF.html   (237 words)

  
 Your Choice - Our Work   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Kherlen is one of the three famous rivers which rises in the Khentii mountain Range, and it flows for 1,264 kilometers to drain into the lake of Dalai Nuur in China.
The main tributaries of the Orkhon River are the Tamir and Yeroo rivers, which have their source in the Khentii and Khangai mountain ranges.
The Onon River rises on the northern slope of the Khentii Khan Mountain Range and flows 808 kilometers to join the Shilka river in the Russian Federation.
www.mongoltour-mjt.mn /fish.htm   (523 words)

  
 Genghis Khan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the Battle of Kalka River in 1223, the Mongols defeated the larger Kievan force, capturing and killing six princes, including Mstislav of Kiev.
In November, Genghis laid siege to the Tangut city Lingzhou, and crossed the Yellow River and defeated the Tangut relief army.
Folklore says that a river was diverted over his grave to make it impossible to find (The same manner of burial of Sumerian folk hero Gilgamesh.) Other tales state that his grave was stampeded over by many horses, over which trees were then planted.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Genghis_Khan   (6652 words)

  
 Places to visit to Dornod aimag. Region of Mongolia. Aimag. Aimak. Mongolia city. Place to visited in region of ...
Also there are high mountains along the sides of the Uuiz river, and low hills along the sides of the Onon river.
Deer, elks, raccoon, boars, otter and white antelope's habitat is in the basins of the Onon and Ulz rivers, and Khyangan mountain range.
Bears, boars, and muskrats habitat is the basin of the Onon river.
www.legendtour.ru /eng/mongolia/r0600.shtml   (1610 words)

  
 Professionally guided fly fishing adventures in Mongolia for taimen, lennok and grayling on the Onon River.
From our private camp along the Onon River, we offer discerning clients exclusive access to nearly two-hundred miles of pristine waters including the main-stem of the Onon River, two large tributaries, several spring creeks and lakes.
Ghenghis Khan was born and spent his youth along the Onon river.
There is much more to Mongolia than beautiful rivers and we highly recommend that time allowing you visit other parts of the country.
www.emeraldwateranglers.com /mongolia_onon.html   (1075 words)

  
 JENGHIZ KHAN - LoveToKnow Article on JENGHIZ KHAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
(1162-1227), Mongol emperor, was born in a tent on the banks of the river Onon.
of his kingdom to an assembly on the banks of the Onon, and at their unanimous request adopted the name and title of Jenghiz Khan (Chinese, Chng-sze, or perfect warrior).
Toto was amongst the slain, and Kushlek fled for refuge to the Khitan Tatars.
79.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JE/JENGHIZ_KHAN.htm   (963 words)

  
 Fly fishing in Mongolia
The Onon River supports robust populations of taimen, lennok, and grayling.
Having bragging rights as the world's largest member of the Salmonidae family, the Onon's Taimen will typically average 100 cm (over three feet) and we regularly encounter monsters that approach 150 cm (nearly five feet).
Although the river levels fluctuate with weather, there are no significant "rapids".
www.mongoliarivers.com /fly_fishing.html   (367 words)

  
 Search Results for "Chita"
Chita region, SE Siberian Russia, at the confluence of the Chita and Ingoda rivers and on the Trans-Siberian RR.
Chita oblast, SE Siberian Russia, by the confluence of the Onon and Ingoda rivers, both of which rise along the Mongolian-Russian border.
Formed in 1937, the area follows the Onon River.
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Chita   (261 words)

  
 Fly fishing in Mongolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This is an eleven-day trip that combines a wilderness river journey with a rare opportunity to participate in Mongolia's national Naadam festival.
We float the river using a combination of oar boats (mostly for the food and luggage) and paddleboats (mostly for the people).
This adventure includes four nights on the river, four nights at the Onon Lodge, one night tented accommodation en route to Ulan Bator, and two nights stay in the capital.
www.mongoliarivers.com /mongolia_fly_fishing_trips.html   (1008 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is virtually impassable wilderness of rocks, boulder fields and mountain slopes, river valleys, moors and endless taiga forests.
Under the name of Temuujin, Chinggis Khan was born here on the shore of the Onon river in today’s Khentee Aimag, in 1162.
Three major river systems have their sources in the protected area; the Tuul River, which flows into Russia’s Lake Baikal and continues to the Arctic Ocean, and the Onon and Kherlen rivers, which flow east to join the Amur before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
www.tuchibuna.ub.mn /tours.html   (655 words)

  
 -: Visit Deluunboldog - Birthplace of the Great Khan :-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Temuujin was born on a clear day in the first month of the summer in the year of the water horse in the third 60-year cycle of the Mongolian Lunar calendar, which corresponds to April 16, 1162 of the Gregorian calendar.
Balj River: In 1203 in a place called Dalan Humrug, Mongols and Hereids had a three- day battle that was one of the toughest battles between Mongols.
In the few days that Chingis spent by the river recouping his energy, it is said that he swore to those who fought along his side that he will never forget the fact that they have fought honestly and bravely for him without concern for their own well-being.
www.deluunboldog.com /activities.html   (1187 words)

  
 The Heritage and Youth of Chingis Khan
The "inland sea" or Tenggis as it is called in the original language, is the Old Siberian and Mongolian name for the Bajkal Sea, the world's deepest lake, boasting unique qualities, in its depths live animals and plants not found anywhere else on Earth.
This is strengthened because their destination was the river Onon.
The pastoral nomads of the steppe/grassland, whose domain was precisely the area south of Lake Bajkal, that is the entire land between the westernmost part of the Altai range and lake Buir Nur at the Chinese border in the Southeast.
www.wolfsongalaska.org /wolves_mongolia_heritage.htm   (2399 words)

  
 Species info - HTML
The contraction in breeding range and numbers is probably a better gauge of the plight of this species than changes in wintering or passage range and numbers, since the birds are clearly capable of changing their patterns of movement according to circumstance, so that increases or decreases may not reflect real-world changes, merely geographical shifts.
In Russia, it was reported to be a common breeding species on the Onon and Argun rivers and the Torey lakes in Chita in the nineteenth century (Stegmann 1929), when it was also widespread on the Lake Khanka plain in Primorye (Shul'pin 1936), and it has since declined in both areas (see Distribution).
Mongolia In the Onon river basin, disturbance by people and domestic animals was found to be one of the main threats to this species (O. Goroshko in litt.
www.rdb.or.id /view_html.php?id=60&op=grusvipi   (8976 words)

  
 Mongolia Taimen Fly Fishing - Guided Fly Fishing Trips for Taimen in Mongolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The fishing area in the campground extends about 10-15 km along the river and the surrounding area is sparsely populated, with the exception of a few nomadic dwellings.
Onon is one of the biggest rivers abundant with fishes.
The lodge is located in bank of Balj river which flows into Onon river.
www.discovermongolia.mn /tours/Adventure_travel/Fishing.htm   (800 words)

  
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400x611(~72Kb) A grassy marsh in the Urov River headwaters at the village Solontsy, Nerchinskozavodskoi District, E Chita Region, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia.
It was found in "steppe islands" on steep southern rocky slopes of the Berd' River bank draining a woody elevation of Salairskii Kryazh, being a NW extreme of the Altai-Sayan Mountain System.
400x612(~46Kb) A steppe on the hill Malyi Batur on the left bank of the Onon River 7 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon district, Chita Region, SE Transbaikalia (Dahuria), Siberia, Russia.
www.funet.com /pub/sci/bio/life/warp/album-Kosterin-10.html   (1293 words)

  
 Buryat History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
After the collapse of the Hun confederation the area which is modern Mongolia was largely overrun by Turkic tribes while the core Mongolian homeland was the Selenge, Kherlen, and Onon River valleys and Lake Baikal, a region which is Buryat Mongolian to this day.
The Secret History of the Mongols mentions that Kutula was elected khan of the Mongols at a huriltai (tribal council) held in the Onon River valley.
They raided Mongolian settlements and terrorized the population to a degree that the Dagurs abandoned their villages in the Onon River valley and resettled in Manchu territory, where they still live today.
www.buryatmongol.com /history.html   (3755 words)

  
 Samar Magic Fishing Tours-Happy Fishing Vacations in Mongolia
Taimen are known to the Mongolians as the "River Wolf".
The Onon river rises on the northern slope of the Khentii Khan Mountain Range and flows 808km to join the Shilka river in the Russia Federation.
The Balj river is river an eastern tributary of the Onon river.
www.samarmagictours.com /en_photodiary.htm   (1489 words)

  
 The Wjnderful land of Zabaikalye   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ivanov wrote in his book Towards Migrating Birds: “The Onon is the Ganges of the Mongolian plains and mountains, a river much and variously described in legends, songs, fables and the tales of historians and romantics.
On the left and on the right banks of the river the trees are standing still probably they don’t understand what’s happening to them, they can’t recognize themselves and the river either.
The river is freezing and gradually loosing it’s ringing and roaring voice.
archive.1september.ru /eng/2005/09/3.htm   (1450 words)

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