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Cultural festival of nomads to be held on shore of Ulaagchnii Khar Lake
Art & Culture
Zavkhan /MONTSAME/ Cultural Festival of Nomads to be held on the shore of Ulaagchinii Khar Lake in Zavkhan aimag on July 23-25. Organizers, the tourism department of Zavkhan aimag and the Governor’s Office of the province have chosen the site, considering its unique natural beauty.
The lake lies at 110 km from the aimag center in Erdenekhairkhan soum territory (80 km north from the soum center), surrounded by sand dunes to the north and reeds in the south as well as Mountains Tovkhosh all around. This freshwater lake is 30 km long and 5-10 km wide with a depth of 48 m and there are three islands named Avgash in the lake, elevated at over 2500 meters above sea level. 13 types of migrant birds are inhabitants of the islands.
A working group composed of 18 people, headed by the Governor of Zavkhan aimag are managing preparations for the first ever nomad’s cultural festival.
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