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Mongolia Travel Wiki

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Find general travel information, guides and “good to know”. Find the cheapest flights and best hotels offers in one click multi search engine - just click a city and discover the best of the country.

Travel to Mongolia

Mongolia is the world’s largest landlocked country that does not even border a closed sea. It is a rugged nation, with little arid land, featuring mountainous grassy steppes and the heat of the Gobi Desert instead. Almost half of Mongolia’s population lives in the capital city Ulaanbaatar.

Before the 20th century, much of the culture in Mongolia involved religion and horses. Realism was introduced in the 1800s and modernism has been included since the 1960s. Yet as Mongolia has moved forward, it has not forgotten the importance of its roots. You will find gers, an equivalent to yurt, frequently dotting the landscape during your travels.

Outdoor adventures are one of the primary draws for a trip to Mongolia. The landscapes are quite fragile, which causes the Gobi Desert to frequently expand, especially with overgrazing an issue. In the Gobi, the conditions are so difficult that camels struggle to survive. You’ll find guided trails to mountain summits or sand dunes available, depending upon your preference.

Uvs Lake is a unique opportunity to explore. This world heritage site is the remnant of a saline sea that was in the area thousands of years ago. With a large catchment area and no exit, the water is about half as salty as ocean water. The lake often freezes over in October and this lasts until May. The entire basin has nearly 40,000 archeological sites from cultures that date to the Scythians.

Mongolia has beautiful landscapes, stunning adventures, and a wonderful culture to explore. It is one of the most unique destinations that Asia offers.

City Guides

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Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar Travel Wiki Travel to Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar serves as the capital of Mongolia. Nearly half of the country’s total population calls this city home. Because of this unique grouping, the culture of this beautiful nation comes alive right before your eyes during your time here. Founded in 1639 to be a monastic center for nomadic Buddhists, it has turned into a thriving metropolis of 1.3 million people. Because of this history, one of the first stops on any itinerary is the Winter...

Travel resources

Below you can find usefull travel resources for your visit to the country

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Biggest City Mongolia

Facts about Mongolia, Biggest city What are the names of the largest cities in Mongolia, and how big are the cities by population. Easy overview of the informations in the sortable table below. Please note that the informations comes from various sources,if you are using the informations professional you should get confirmation that the figures are actual. Last update august 2017
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Geography and facts, Mongolia

Mongolia, geography and facts explained Geography, facts, local customs and foodie guide. All explained in videos 8 to 15 minutes, very good, informative and funny videos that will ensure you see the videos to the end. The videos are produced by Geography now, thanks for the videos and keep up the good work.

Mongolia Holidays

Mongolia Public Holidays See the calendars for national Mongolia holidays year by year. Find and just click on the year you for which you need more information about Mongolia holidays, and the calendar for the year will open. When is the non working days for the year. Public / national days, see the calendar for the country here.

Official holidays

When are holidays and no working days in the country ?

DateEnglishRemarks
January 1New Year's Day
VariableLunar New YearFirst day of Lunar New Year
VariableLunar New YearSecond day of Lunar New Year
VariableLunar New YearThird day of Lunar New Year
March 8International Women's Day
June 1Mothers' and Children's Day
July 11Naadam Holiday
July 12Naadam Holiday
July 13Naadam Holiday
July 14Naadam Holiday
July 15Naadam Holiday
VariableGenghis Khan's birthdayFirst day of the first winter month of the year
November 26Republic Day
December 29Independence Day
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Which are the largest cities ?

Listing of the most important and largest cities in the country

RankCityPop
1Ulaanbaatar1.340.000
2Erdenet86.866
3Darkhan74.300
4Choibalsan38.150
5Mörön36.082
6Khovd28.601
7Ölgii27.855
8Bayankhongor26.252
9Arvaikheer25.622
10Ulaangom21.406
11Sükhbaatar19.626
12Sainshand19.891
13Dalanzadgad16.856
14Tsetserleg16.300
15Uliastai16.240
16Altai15.800
17Züünkharaa15.000
18Öndörkhaan14.800
19Zuunmod14.568
20Baruun-Urt12.994