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A district (Mongolian: сум, ᠰᠤᠮᠤ, sum, pronounced; lit. ' arrow '), is a second-level administrative subdivision of Mongolia. The 21 provinces of Mongolia are divided into 330 sum. [1] On average, each district administers a territory of 4,200 km 2 (1,600 sq mi) with about 5,000 inhabitants, primarily nomadic herders.
This list includes cities in Mongolia of more than 7,500 inhabitants. The results are from the census of January 5, 2000 as well as from a population estimation for the end of 2008. If 2008 year data was not accessible, the closest and most reliable data was used and noted by an index.
Eurasian steppe nomads shared common Earth-rooted cosmological beliefs based on the themes of sky worship. [18] Ancient Turkic origin myths often reference caves or mines as a source of their ancestors, which reflects the importance of iron making among their ancestors. [18] Ageism was a feature of ancient Eurasian nomad culture. [19]
Mongolia, in the international cinematic imagination, tends to be largely defined by the rugged lyricism of its rural landscapes, peopled by grizzled nomads and eagle hunters, and of course ...
This is a List of historical cities and towns of Mongolia. Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 45% of the population.
The area of modern Mongolia has been inhabited by groups of nomads since ancient times. The ancient population had a nomadic and hunter lifestyle and lied fairly undisturbed. The ancient population had a nomadic and hunter lifestyle and lied fairly undisturbed.
Eastern Mongolia was divided into three parts in the 17th century: Outer Mongolia (Khalkha), Inner Mongolia (Inner Mongols) and the Buryat region in southern Siberia. The last Mongol khagan was Ligdan in the early 17th century. He got into conflicts with the Manchus over the looting of Chinese cities, and managed to alienate most Mongol tribes ...
For millennia, herders in Mongolia and their animals have lived and died together in the country's vast grasslands, slowly shaping one of the last uninterrupted ecosystems of its kind. Families ...