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Govi-Altai Province Province (aimag) of Mongolia

Govi-Altai is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The province is located in the west of the country and is home to Salkhin Sandag NGO, which works to protect its main water source, the Zavkhan River.

Zavkhan Province Province (aimag) of Mongolia

Zavkhan is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country, 1,104 km from Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Uliastai. The aimag is named after the Zavkhan River, which forms the border between Zavkhan and Gobi-Altai aimag.

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The National University of Mongolia is the oldest university in Mongolia, established in 1942 and originally named in honour of Marshal Khorloogiin Choibalsan. It hosts twelve schools and faculties in Ulaanbaatar, and runs branches in the Zavkhan and Orkhon Aimags. It has been estimated that approximately one third of the academically educated Mongolians are affiliated with NUM.

Uliastai District in Zavkhan Province, Mongolia

Uliastai, also spelled Uliyasutai or Oulia-Sontai, and sometimes known as Javkhlant, is a city in Mongolia located in the western part of the country and 1,115 kilometres (693 mi) from the capital Ulaanbaatar. Uliastai is the capital of Zavkhan Province and was the 10th most populous city in the country with a population of 24,276. However, recent estimates have the city's population at 16,240 making it the 16th most populous city in Mongolia.

Chuluu is a common Mongolian geographical name, specifying:

Oigon Lake lake in Mongolia

Oigon Lake is a lake in Zavkhan, in north-western Mongolia.

Erdenekhairkhan, Zavkhan District in Zavkhan Province, Mongolia

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Otgon, Zavkhan District in Zavkhan Province, Mongolia

Otgon is a sum of Zavkhan Province in western Mongolia.

Tosontsengel, Zavkhan District in Zavkhan Province, Mongolia

Tosontsengel is a sum of Zavkhan Province (aimag) in western Mongolia. It is the largest sum and sum centre in Zavkhan aimag after its capital, Uliastai.

Ider River river in Mongolia

Ider River is a river in the Khövsgöl and Zavkhan aimags in northwestern Mongolia and is, together with the Delgermörön river, one of the sources of the Selenge river. The source is in the Khangai range, the confluence with the Delgermörön is in Tömörbulag. The river is frozen 170–180 nights per year. There is a wooden bridge, which was built in 1940, near Jargalant and a concrete bridge in Galt.

Tes River river in Mongolia

The Tes River is a river in northwestern Mongolia and southern Tuva, Russia. Its spring is in Tsagaan-Uul sum in Khövsgöl. The river then flows through Zavkhan (Mongolia), Tuva (Russia), next back to Uvs (Mongolia) before entering Uvs Lake. While in Khövsgöl, there is a wooden bridge near Tsetserleg and a concrete bridge near Bayantes on the road to Kyzyl, Russia.

Great Lakes Depression depression

The Great Lakes Depression, also called the Great Lakes' Hollow is a large semi-arid depression in Mongolia that covers parts of the Uvs, Khovd, Bayan-Ölgii, Zavkhan and Govi-Altai aimags. Bounded by the Altai in the West, Khangai in the East and Tannu-Ola Mountains in the North, it covers the area of over 100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi) with elevations from 750 to 2,000 m (2,460–6,560 ft).

Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin

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Khar Lake (Khovd)

Khar Lake, is located in the Khovd aimag (province) in western Mongolia's Great Lakes Depression.

Zavkhan River river in Mongolia

Zavkhan River is a river in Mongolia. It flows from Khangai Mountains to Lake Khyargas, and has a draining area of over 30,055 square miles. The river forms most of the border between the Govi-Altai and Zavkhan aimags. The length of the river is 670 kilometres (420 mi).