Archive for February, 2009
Mongolian Old Script
Since ancient times, the many tribes of the Mongol people have used correspondingly numerous written systems. reflecting the peculiarities of the development of the Mongolian language or dialects of that time. Historical data provide evidence of the fact that the primitive ancestors of the nomadic Mongols had their own script. The most antique of [...]
Genghis’ Tomb
For Mongolians the remains and burial place of the great leader Genghis Khan are sacred. From the period of reconstruction the desire to remember the heritage of Mongolia has resulted in an increased feeling of pride over their great Khan. The Mongolians and Japanese jointly held a prospecting expedition which made a search for the burial place of [...]
Postal Services
Letters and parcels posted abroad can take anything from ten days to a few months to arrive at their destination, but they do usually arrive. The current rates are relatively expensive; postcards MNT 400, letters under 20 grams MNT 550. Registered mail starts at MNT 950. Parcel rates range from around $14 to $27, for 1 kg parcel, depending on the [...]
Ancient Nomadic Tribes
The first significant recorded appearance of nomads came late in the third century B.C. Then various proto-Mongolian tribes such as the Xiongnu. Dunhu, Hun yi and Di lived on the present territory of Mongolia. These nomadic people, in the steppes north of the Gobi, were so warlike that they caused the Chinese to build a 2,300 km Great Wall long [...]
Special Protected Areas of Mongolia
Protecting precious landscapes and historical monuments has enormous importance because they contribute to the ecological balance of Mongolia, support important ecological processes and provide a homeland for numerous threatened and endangered animal and plant species that represent different ecosystems. It also helps us to preserve our rich [...]
Ethnic Groups in Mongolia
Mongolian population is homogeneous, with Mongol-speaking people constituting 95% of the total. The only substantial non-Mongol group, representing over 5% of the population, is the Kazakhs, a Turkish-speaking people dwelling in the far West. A Chinese minority lives in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolians can be subdivided into more than 20 different ethic [...]
Mongolian Steppe
Most parts of the Mongolian territory is occupied with vast steppe. So Mongols are named as Mongol of steppe. There are limitless steppes, vast pastures such as Eastern Mongolia`s steppes, Mongolian Dornod, Dayin Tavgiin, Guulingging, Arvain steppes and innumerable ravines and gorges. When driving flats or galloping at full speed through the herds [...]
Modern Mongolian culture and custom
During communism and socialism time, people were thinking that is and will be only one society and one custom. Therefore, they organized many activities and propaganda to emancipate from Mongolian culture. It affected not only the young people but also the elders. Mongolian traditional common custom must be revived since the democracy and freedom [...]
Health Care
The population's health status has dramatically improved in Mongolia in the 20th century. Within this period of time infant mortality has decreased by a factor of 16, while maternal mortality had experienced almost a 100-fold decline, and such communicable diseases as louse-born epidemic typhus, genital lymphgranulomatosis, smallpox and [...]
Nomrog, protected area in Dornod aimag
Nomrog, strictly prohibited area, covers the remote and uninhabited far eastern tip of Mongolia. The area encompasses 311,205 hectares of land along the state border in Sumber soum of Dornod aimag. Ecologically distinct from-the rest of Mongolia, this preserve includes the westernmost end of Khyangan mountain range, which extends into Mongolia [...]