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The name Mongolia means the "Land of the Mongols" in Latin. The Mongolian word "Mongol" (монгол) is of uncertain etymology.Sükhbataar (1992) and de la Vaissière (2021) proposed it being a derivation from Mugulü, the 4th-century founder of the Rouran Khaganate, [13] first attested as the 'Mungu', [14] (Chinese: 蒙兀, Modern Chinese Měngwù, Middle Chinese Muwngu), [15] a branch of ...
Mongolia's tallest building is the Shangri-La Hotel complex at 91.5 m. [50] Important shopping districts include the 3rd Microdistrict Boulevard (simply called Khoroolol or "the District"), Peace Avenue around the State Department Store (simply called Ikh Delguur or "Great Store") and the Narantul Market area (simply called Zakh or "the Market").
On 10 May 2017, Battungalag presented her credentials as the permanent representative of Mongolia at the Vienna office of the United Nations. [2]Battungalag was Mongolia's ambassador to Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia from 2017 to 2021, and at the end of this term was appointed as the honorary president of the Austro-Mongolian society OTSCHIR.
Mongolia contributed personnel to the U.S.-led Iraq War as part of Multi-National Force – Iraq in 2003 [31] and has contributed to NATO-led operations in Kosovo from 2005–2007 and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan from 2009-2014. [32] [33] Mongolia was recognized as a NATO global partner in 2012. [34]
Initial planning for the airport was done in 2006 with Japanese government assistance. [17] In May 2008, a ¥28.8 billion (US$385 million) 40-year soft loan agreement at 0.2% interest was signed between the Government of Mongolia and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation to build a new international airport.
Tsagaan Khas (Mongolian: Цагаан Хас, lit. 'white swastika') is a Mongolian neo-Nazi organisation. It was founded by Ariunbold Altankhuum [1] in the 1990s, [2] amid Mongolia's transition to a market economy and the resulting increase in economic inequality. [3] [4]
Chinbat Nomin (Mongolia: Чинбатын Номин; born 10 June 1983) is a Mongolian politician who has been the Mongolian Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth since July 2024. She had previously served as Minister of Culture from January 2021.
A young Mongolian boy. Various forms of Shamanism have been widely practiced throughout the history of what is now Mongolia, as such beliefs were common among nomadic people in Asian history. Such beliefs gradually gave way to Tibetan Buddhism, but shamanism has left a mark on Mongolian religious culture, and continues to be practiced.