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  ::: Juulchin World Tours :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Arrive in Uliastai and drive to the east for 80 kms and reach the magnificent sacred mountain Otgontenger (4031metres high), the highest peak in the Hangayn Nuruu (mountain range).
Zavkhan province has over 40 mineral springs, the most famous of which is at Mt. Otgontenger, that now has an on-site spa.
We drive to the west north along River Zavkhan and explore beautiful Lakes of Ereen and Sangyn Dalay that are located in the area of Mongol Els Sand Dunes, that cover an area of 2,724 square kms.
www.juulchinworld.mn /photosafari2.html   (690 words)

  
 Region of Mongolia. Aimag. Aimak. Mongolia city. Place to visited in region of Mongolia. Sights of intersest.
Zavkhan aimag is a province of springs, such as Otgontenger, Ulaan Khaalga and Khojuul.
The eastern edge of Zavkhan aimag is the western flank of the Khangai Nuruu, the second highest mountain range in Mongolia, and a spectacular area of forests and lakes, dotted with snow-clad peaks, white-water streams and hot and cold springs.
The southern and western parts of Zavkhan, usually ignored by visitors and Mongolians because of poor roads and transport, is a sharp contrast - a land of vast deserts, salt lakes and sand dunes where rain falls once or twice a year.
www.legendtour.ru /eng/mongolia/r2100.shtml   (863 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Briefing on the "Zud" situation in Mongolia
In addition, the pastureland and crop areas in many central and western aimags were seriously damaged by field mice, grasshoppers resulting in malnutrition of animals and shortage of hay and fodder required for the winter.
The all territory of Zavkhan and Gobisumber aimag;
In Rashaant soum of Zavkhan aimag 260 herders with their 13.5 thousand livestock, (including herders that migrated from Telmen, Ikh-Uul for winter camping) are completely blocked by the heavy snow.
www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/vCEF/FA4C190F3BD6D58D852569D200763FF3   (1340 words)

  
 major_attraction_north
The south-ern and western parts of Zavkhan, usually ignored by visitors because of poor roads and transport, is a sharp contrast - land of vast desert, salt lakes and sand dunes where rain falls once or twice a year.
Zavkhan is an unfortunate location; very few travelers are likely to pass through much or any of the province.
Its isolation is unfortunate due to the scenery is some of the most dramatic and varied in the country; one minute you are traveling through lush valleys and hills which could come straight out of scene from the Sound Of Music; a few km further, you are in something from Lawrence of Arabia.
www.juulchin-on-tour.com /major_attraction_north.htm   (715 words)

  
 MXP Adventure - Mongolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
However, MXP Adventure is proud to be one of the first agencies in the world to offer adventure trips for travellers keen to explore the unmatched beauty of Zavkhan.
Tosontengel is Zavkhan second biggest city and has more economical values that Uliastai as it is a timber centre in Western Mongolia.
Uliastai, a peaceful and pleasant city, is wedged in by mountains in all directions.
www.mxpadventure.com /tour_zavkhan.php   (770 words)

  
 Altai-Khangain-Ayalguu - Duo Temuzhin - Mongolia - songs album - text in English
Zavkhan nutgiin magtaal - Praise song on the land of Zavkhan - trad.
Zavkhan is in located the northwest of the country.
Yavgaan was born on 2.7.1947 as the youngest son of Gendenpiliin the territory of Zavkhan, situated in the western part of Mongolia.
www.face-music.ch /catalog/duo_temuzinsongs.html   (2228 words)

  
 ..::Planet Exploration Inc::.. (Mongolia)
Planet holds a 100% interest in three Mongolian mineral licenses in the South Gobi region of Mongolia and one license in the Country's Zavkhan province.
Planet's (2,090 hectares) Ovoot property located in Zavkhan province, Mongolia, lies in the southeastern portion of the Bayan-Airag gold-copper region of the Urgamal-Zavakhanmandeal metallogenic belt.
The property is underlain by volcanogenic-sedimentary rocks and volcano-plutonic rocks of Permian age.
www.planetexploration.net /mongolia.asp   (200 words)

  
 Places to visit to Uvs aimag. Region of Mongolia. Aimag. Aimak. Mongolia city. Place to visited in region of Mongolia. ...
Other geographical features of Uvs aimag, which are definitely worth exploring, are the Boorog Deliin Els sand dunes, east of Uvs Nuur; a cluster of other lakes (which are nicer than Uvs Nuur), comprising Achit, Khyargas and Uureg lakes; the 4037m-high Kharkhiraa Uul; and the gorgeous Kharkhiraa Valley.
Nitraria grow along the beaches of the Khyras lake, species of strawberry are found on the banks of Tes river, and cynomorium, agriophyllium grow in Zuungovi, Zavkhan somons.
South of Khyargas Nuur, but still in the national park is the freshwater lake Airag Nuur, at the end of the mighty Zavkhan Gol.
www.legendtour.ru /eng/mongolia/r1900.shtml   (1898 words)

  
 IFEX :: Journalists harassed, threatened for not revealing their sources; Globe International calls for the legal ...
Gansukh, Governor of the North-western Zavkhan province, called to his office all staff of the weekly newspaper "Zavkhan", including Editor-in-Chief B. Ider.
His anger stemmed from a notice published in the newspaper's 35th issue, of 20 December 2005, regarding a request from the Court General Executive Department (Zavkhan branch) that the "Uliastai" hotel be put up for compulsory sale by auction.
He further threatened, "If you do not rectify your mistake immediately, I will dismiss you and close down your newspaper." He said that he was deeply concerned that such confidential information had received national distribution.
www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/72789   (630 words)

  
 Nomads Tours and Expeditions: Discovering Zavkhan Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
We will continue further south into Gobi and driving via Uliastai the central town of Zavkhan province reach Nart lake at the lower reaches of Otgontenger Mt. The lake lays at the northern edge of Dayan Mt range, is a pretty spot surrounded by larch forest.
We pass by Taishir village and have lunch at banks of Zavkhan river.
Continue to reach outskirts of Altai, at the foothill of Khan Taishir Mt. Range.
www.nomadstours.com /2004-itineraries/zavkhan-cultural.html   (1262 words)

  
 ADRA :: Projects :: Food security: training and commercial initiatives.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This 3-year-project in western Mongolia seeks to aid food security and income generation specifically in the northern parts of Zavkhan aimag (province), by supporting the establishment of around 10 vegetable growing cooperatives in 5 target soums (sub-provincial area).
It will act as the next stage of a programme started in Zavkhan 18 months ago.
So far, around 1000 beneficiaries have learned to grow vegetables in an area where vegetables are almost entirely unavailable.
www.adra.ch /en/projekte/pro18.html   (288 words)

  
 ::: Welcome to Jules Vernes Webpage:::
These sand dunes begin half way along Zavkhan and continue to the end of this river.330 km long they occupy 2724 sq km.
At the end of the these sand dunes near the river Zavkhan, are located the beautiful lakes Ereen Nuur and Ajig Nuur
We would be happy to discuss alternative routes with you.
www.tripmongolia.com /2/tour2.htm   (186 words)

  
 Naranbulag - UGLEnterprises.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Naranbulag (100% owned by REDHILL) comprises 1428 hectares in Zavkhan amig (province), about 700 km west of Ullaan Baatar.
REDHILL has purchased a 100% interest through an outright sale from a Mongolian private company, with no underlying royalties.
Core recovery from the Russian program was very poor (41%) and no assaying for gold was ever done.
www.uglenterprises.com /projects/gold_copper/naranbulag   (123 words)

  
 Mongolia Web News - Museum set on fire and guard killed in Zavkhan Aimag, Mongolia
On 13 January, a night guard at the museum of Zavkhan province was murdered by two criminals who stole some of the most valuable objects of museum's collections such as khalkha woman's hairdresses, belts and rare coral mask of Jamsran.
They even set the museum on fire to erase any possible traces.
The rare coral mask of Jamsran is one of the masks which is only four in Mongolia.
www.mongolia-web.com /content/view/170/2   (163 words)

  
 Growing Security
This is particularly so in the northern parts of the Zavkhan province where their primary means of survival is herding.
ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency)–Mongolia’s food security project is helping the farmers of Zavkhan develop a stable food supply through vegetable-growing cooperatives.
What ADRA is doing is encapsulated in the experience of Namsrai, a Zavkhan farmer.
www.signsofthetimes.org.au /archives/2004/october/adra.shtm   (628 words)

  
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* Workshop "Human rights- women's rights " "Maternal and infant health, family planning" "Girls' hygiene" in Zavkhan, Bayankhongor, Central aimag in UB outskirts districts.
* In cooperation with the international foundation ADRA and Japanese "21-st Century association" delivered clothes donated as human aid to Bayankhongor, Omnogobi, Khovd, Orkhon, Selenge, Central, Sukhbaatar, Darkhan-Uul, Zavkhan aimags, to the women of Chingiltei district, Women's prison in Bayanzurkh.
* Teaching facilities were given to our branches in Bayankhongor, Omnogobi, Orkhon, Khovd, Zavkhan aimags.
www.owc.org.mn /ferw/eng_ver/eng_active.htm   (556 words)

  
 Nature in Mongolia
Nearly all travelers in the countryside have been stuck in a river at some point.
While most rivers are broad and shallow, there are some deep canyons, like this one in Zavkhan Aimag.
Grass fires, mostly man-caused, are all too common in the eastern steppe, one of the world's last remaining great temperate grassland ecosystems.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/rgruys/Mongolia/scenery.htm   (679 words)

  
 MXP - Photo Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Home / Zavkhan Adventure / Looks like Hoover Dam in Arizona.
This is part of the Mongol sand dune in Zavkhan aimag
A natural water spring in the middle of a sand dune
www.mxpadventure.com /gallery/details.php?image_id=75   (63 words)

  
 Rivers of Life: River Voices - Letter from Andrea Myhre
The herding lifestyle requires people to move at least twice a year from summer grazing land to winter grazing land.
For instance, the herders that lice in Zavkhan Aimag live in the high, mountainous river valleys in the summer where there is more rain and better grass.
Then, around winter time, they make their way to the warmer Gobi desert that stretches and curls around the southern part of the Aimag to the western half.
www.hamline.edu /cgee/rivers/Resources/Voices/myhreltr.html   (1180 words)

  
 :: Blue Bandana Expeditions :: Youth Adventures in Mongolia ::
General Facts - Hovsgul - Arkhangai - Tov - Khentii - Bayan Olgii - Zavkhan - FAQ
When travelling overland one tends to pass through several aimags but we focus on working predominately with communities in 6 aimags: Hovsgul / Arkhangai / Tov / Khentii / Bayan Olgii / Zavkhan
Zavkhan Aimag: is another of the 4 western aimags.
www.bluebandana.co.uk /files/mongolia.htm   (1646 words)

  
 Zavkhan Trekking: 2006 Itinerary
Zavkhan Trekking is running 6 trips in 2006, departing Ulaan Baatar in June, July, August and September (see dates below).
Three trips will be for 21 days, of which approximately 13 days will be spent riding.
By flying back from Moron to the north, even with just 9 days up your sleeve it is still worthwhile visiting Zavkhan.
www.zavkhan.co.uk /itinerary.php   (1043 words)

  
 Mongolian women make and market dairy products | GlobalGiving
Women learn how to manufacture 28 types of milk products, such as yogurt, butter, condensed milk and cheese that they market to hospitals and schools that often go without calcium enriched dairy.
120 women from Arhangai, Gobi-Altai and Zavkhan use innovative strategies and modern technology to make dairy products from fresh and sour milk.
Three community associations organize to market dairy products locally to generate long-term incomes.
www.globalgiving.com /pr/800/proj758a.html   (254 words)

  
 Nomads Tours and Expeditions: Riding the Nomadic trail in Zavkhan province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Nomads Tours and Expeditions: Riding the Nomadic trail in Zavkhan province
The most exiting ride in the heart of Khangai mountains, area renowned for abundance of wild life and generosity of the nature.
The traveler is responsible for having proper travel documents, such as a valid passport, proper visa and the necessary passport pictures.
www.nomadstours.com /2004-itineraries/zavkhan-ride.html   (951 words)

  
 Mongolia trips. Western Mongolian Guided tour and sightseeing travel.
This trip covers the Western Part of Mongolia and is specially suitable to those want to face new challenges and have new and different experiences!
You will meet ten or so different ethnic nomadic groups including Khazakhs who live in the area and see not only the eternally snow-capped peaks of the Altai and Khangai Mountain Ranges but also pure lakes and rivers and the forest zone of Zavkhan, Uvs, and Bayan-Olgii aimags.
Khovd, Bayan-Olgii, Uvs, and Zavkhan provinces are dominated by the towering grandeur of the Altai and Khangai Mountain Ranges.
www.discovermongolia.mn /tours/General/westmongolia_trips.html   (1013 words)

  
 Muscovite from Shar Tolgoi, Zavkhan Soum, Uvs Aimag (Uvus Aimag), Mongolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Muscovite from Shar Tolgoi, Zavkhan Soum, Uvs Aimag (Uvus Aimag), Mongolia
Shar Tolgoi, Zavkhan Soum, Uvs Aimag (Uvus Aimag), Mongolia
Click here to view Shar Tolgoi, Zavkhan Soum, Uvs Aimag (Uvus Aimag), Mongolia
www.mindat.org /locentry-212182.html   (64 words)

  
 sand dunes near uliastai, hyaryn river and dunes, zavkhan province on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
sand dunes near uliastai, hyaryn river and dunes, zavkhan province on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
sand dunes near uliastai, hyaryn river and dunes, zavkhan province
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