Mongols take radio as a companion to start the day and intermittently return to this friend during the course of the day. A great wave of changes took place in the 1990s with the establishment of a number of private radio studios. At present, 26 FM radio stations broadcast nationwide. They attract more listeners usually [...]

The name means white month and celebrates the passing of winter and beginning of spring. Tsagaan Sar was originally an end of summer festival, but once again it was Genghis Khan who changed things, moving the event to the end of winter in 1216. The Mongolian lunar calendar uses five cycles of twelve years. Each [...]

This annual sports festival Naadam is the most famous celebration across the country. It features the three manly sports: wrestling , archery and horse racing . Naadam is celebrated across the country and every town and village will hold its own wrestling, archery and horse racing contests. The official Naadam opening ceremony in Ulaanbaatar is [...]

Kingdom of Turk had existed between VI-VIII centuries AD. The Mongolian tribes settled along the rivers of Tuul, Onon and Kherlen and had given taxes to Turkish King. Archaeological findings prove that nomadic cultures such as literacy, architecture, decorative art and music during Turkish domination. Turkish scripture known as Orkhon Scripture carved on the stone [...]

A) Single entry-exit visa – US$25; for urgent service (within a working day) US$50, B) Multiple entry-exit visa valid for six months – US$65; for urgent service (within a working day) US$130, C) Multiple entry-exit visa valid for one year- US$130; for urgent service (within a working day) US$ 260 D) Visa extension valid for [...]

In the result of positive changes occurred to lifestyles and knowledge of people, wigwag became the main type of ancient homes. Some tribes of Huns were transforming into urban civilization and were building towns and villages. In other words they shared their knowledge with neighboring tribes and in turn they took more experi¬ences from them. [...]

Aaruul – Dried curds are made from yoghurt whose liquid part is squeezed out and pressed to make a solid shape. After that, the solid is cut into small, big, thick or thin squares or clutched with hands to make various shapes. Finally, they are put on a wooden plate in the sun to get [...]

There are number of restaurants that now serve a wide variety of international meals including Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, French, Italian, English, and Latin American as well as Mediterranean. Most of the old restaurant serve typical Russian food, and this type of meal is also common in the base camps in the countryside. Mongolian special [...]

Domestic travel includes planes, trains and automobiles. For foreigners, flying is expensive as there are two rates applied to all tickets: local and foreign. Aero Mongolia is the only approved domestic airline offering service in country at this time. Trips from Ulaanbaatar to a provincial center range in cost from $200-$300 round trip. The Trans-Mongolian [...]

Eighth Bogd Khaan (1870-1924) With the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1911, the Mongolians proclaimed their independence in December. Fighting against the Chinese, with some aid from the Russians (which was given belatedly), was to continue until August of 1912. Further fighting was to take place in 1913, but this was in present-day Inner [...]