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Töv Province. / 47.500°N 106.250°E / 47.500; 106.250. Töv ( Mongolian: Төв, Töw, Mongolian pronunciation: [tʰөw̜]; lit. "central") is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administered as an independent municipality.
The economy of Mongolia has traditionally been based on agriculture and livestock. Mongolia also has extensive mineral deposits: copper, coal, molybdenum, tin, tungsten, and gold account for a large part of industrial production. Soviet assistance, at its height one-third of Gross domestic product (GDP), disappeared almost overnight in 1990 ...
Socialist era tögrög in the National Museum of Mongolia. The tögrög was introduced on December 9, 1925, [3] at a value equal to one Soviet ruble, where one ruble or tögrög was equal to 18 grams (0.58 ozt) of silver. It replaced the Mongolian dollar and other currencies and became the sole legal currency on April 1, 1928.
Zavkhan ( / ˈzaʊhɑːn, - kɑːn /; Mongolian: Завхан, romanized: Zawhan, pronounced [ˈt͡saw̜χəɴ]) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country, 1,104 km from Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Uliastai. The aimag is named after the Zavkhan River, which forms the border between Zavkhan and Gobi ...
The State Great Khural ( Ulsyn Ikh Khural in Mongolian, meaning State Great Assembly) is a unicameral legislative body with 76 seats. The State Great Khural wields some of the most important powers in Mongolian politics. Parliamentary elections are held every four years, and 76 representatives are chosen.
Visitors to Mongolia must obtain a visa from one of the Mongolian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries, or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival, or citizens eligible for an e-Visa.
Visa required [122] Visa free transit (up to 30 days) provided holding a valid U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand visa, and arriving from or departing to those countries. Visa-free access for 30 days to Jeju Island. Group tourists from Mongolia can travel visa-free through Yangyang International Airport until May 2024.
The Mongol Empire considered horses as an important factor to its success and tailored other weapons to them. The bow and arrow was created to be light enough to attack enemies while on horseback. The Mongols used composite bows made from birch, sinew and the horns of sheep. This made sturdy but light bows.
Ministers of Finance. [3] Gadinbalyn Chagdarjav, 1911- 1915. Luvsanbaldan, 1915 - 1919. Gombojavyn Luvsantseveen, 1920 - 1921. Dambyn Chagdarjav, 13 March 1921 - 17 April 1921. Darizavyn Losol, 17 April 1921 - 10 July 1921. Soliin Danzan, 10 July 1921 - 6 April 1923. Bunibazaryn Dorj, 1923 - 1924.
Mongolian Cyrillic is the most recent of the many writing systems that have been used for Mongolian. It uses the same characters as the Russian alphabet except for the two additional characters Өө ö and Үү ü . It was introduced in the 1940s in the Mongolian People's Republic under Soviet influence, [2] after two months in 1941 where Latin ...