Gorkhi-Terelj National Park encompasses 293,168 hectares of land including the territory of Erdene soum, Tov aimag. It is located close to Ulaanbaatar…
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park encompasses 293,168 hectares of land including the territory of Erdene soum, Tov aimag. It is located close to Ulaanbaatar. Gorkhi-Terelj is one of the most visited protected areas in the country. It boasts the southern complex of Small Khentee Mountain and is suitable for managing tourism activities, as well as offering beautiful scenery, interesting rock formations and tourist accommodations. The NP was formed in 1995 by Parliament Resolution No. 83.
This area was decreed a nature reserve by Parliament Resolution No. 83 (1993), and a national park by Parliament Resolution No. 115. Its territory comprises of 50,620 hectares of Altanbulag, Argaiant and Bayankhangai soums of Tov aimag. This area is an exhibition of the steppe regions of the southwestern part of Khentee mountain range. Due to its sufficiency of fodder and water resources as well as geographical suitability, and as a result of international reintroduction efforts, the takhi (wild horses) from the Takhi Protection Foundation of Holland and Askani-Nova of Ukraine have been reintroduced in this area.
This area was decreed a nature reserve by Parliament Resolution No. 83 (1993), and a national park by Parliament Resolution No. 115. Its territory comprises of 50,620 hectares of Altanbulag, Argaiant and Bayankhangai soums of Tov aimag. This area is an exhibition of the steppe regions of the southwestern part of Khentee mountain range. Due to its sufficiency of fodder and water resources as well as geographical suitability, and as a result of international reintroduction efforts, the takhi (wild horses) from the Takhi Protection Foundation of Holland and Askani-Nova of Ukraine have been reintroduced in this area.
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