Davst, Uvs

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Davst District
Давст сум
ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Davst, Uvs
Country Mongolia
Province Uvs Province
Time zone UTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Davst (Mongolian : Давст, salty) is a sum (district)[ citation needed ] of Uvs Province in western Mongolia, bordering Russia in the north. [1]

The reason it is called "salty" is that there is the biggest natural salt rock deposit in the country. The sum occupies the northern tip of Uvs Nuur which is 5 times saltier than the ocean.

A border crossing to Khandagayty, Russia is located in the sum.

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