Pictures from Mongolia

[Rinchinlhumbe]

3000+meters mountains on the northern shore which is not accessible by car



looking south


looking from western shore


the Munkhu Sarydag

(all panoramio)


I will put up some more photos within the week

[gabo79]

stunining

[DanielMd]

OMG!



This thread is excellent. Mongolia's landscapes are too nice!

[Rinchinlhumbe]

more of Khovsgol


the lake is fed by about 150 small rivers and creeks but only one leaves the lake: the Selenge river. The Selenge flows after 1100km into Lake Baikal, which is nevertheless only 200km air distance away from Khovsgol.


Because of its deep waters and pine forests, Khovsgol is often named the "young brother of Lake Baikal". Its water is cleaner and its shores are unspoiled and not crowded by tourists though.


Perhaps potential tourists are confused by the different spellings: Khovsgol, Hovsgol, Huvsgul, Hubsgul, Hubsugul, Chowsgol, Chöwsgöl - one lake - a 1000 names

[Rinchinlhumbe]

Originally Posted by Rinchinlhumbe

3000+meters mountains on the northern shore which is not accessible by car

from November to May the icy surface permits transport right across the lake


in summer this has to be done by ship. In the following pic you see the proud national fleet of Mongolia:


it consists of one ship. At the Khovsgol lake harbour you find some additional fishing boats, warehouses and even a lighhouse, a quite unfamiliar and very unique place in a landlocked country. Not very surprising, locals consider its waters to be holy because most Mongolian lakes are saltwater lakes


(all pictures were taken from panoramio)

[Rinchinlhumbe]

There's more to Khovsgol Aimag than a lake and its shore. The follwoing pictures were taken in the Ulaan Taiga mountain range in the western part of the aimag not far away from the Russian border


They are far too small....

...but since a lot of websites are currently not accessible...

...it is difficult to find any representative pictures from Khovsgol aimag...

...anyway...

...maybe the pictures give you a vague impression...

...of this remote and beautiful part of the world



(www.doncroner.com)

[Rinchinlhumbe]

the last pics for today...they were taken in the Darkhad depression which surrounded by majestic mountain ranges...the Ulaan Taiga to the West, the Khovsgol range to the east with the lake nearby.

the depression is on the altitude as Khovsgol lake, approximately 1600 metersand and comprises the northernmost reaches of dry steppe in Mongolia

nevertheless the plain supports about 300 lakes and a lot of rivers which come from the mountain ranges

(panoramio)

[SkyScraperMember]

Originally Posted by Rinchinlhumbe

actually...almost nobody lives outside the capital city

I will show some photos of people, culture and also provincial towns later

thanks

[Rinchinlhumbe]

Originally Posted by SkyScraperMember

thanks

well no prob, but don't expect too much: the provincial towns are the exact opposite of the surrounding landscape: boring and dead ugly. Interesting to see anyway because imho nobody on this board has ever seen a Mongolian provincial town so far and can imagine how it looks like

[Rinchinlhumbe]

Next pics are from Sukhbaatar imag in the south east of the country where almost no tourists go. It is endlessly flat or slightly hilly terrain covered almost completely by monotonous steppe.





The area is 82000 square km which equals the size of Ausria or North Carolina. Just 50.000 people live here, thereof 12000 in the "capital" Barrun Urt. Getting there means reaching the end of the world.


In the Dariganga region next to the Chinese border you find some tourist attractions like sand dunes and extinct volcanos. One of them is Shilin Bogd from which the following photos were taken. It is considered to be holy by the local

Evening


Sunrise


Noon


This is where the Dariganga ethnic minority lives.


(from flickr and panoramio)

[Rinchinlhumbe]

close to 250 views but not a single react? how come?

Next Pictures are from Arkhangai aimag, which is located in the very center of Mongolia.


Area is about 55.ooo square km which equals the size of West Virginia and approximately the Netherlands respectively.





It is one of Mongolias smalles provinces and with a population of 90.000 one of Mongolias most densely populated (which does not mean a lot).


Arkhangai means "north of the Khangai mountains" which is the 2nd highest mountain range exceeding 4000 meters. Tree line is at about 2500 meters.



The well watered northern slopes receives enough rainfall to support some taiga forests.




Road from aimag capital Tsetserleg to Tekhin Tsagaan Nuur.








On the southern slope you will be very lucky to spot any trees.

(discovermongolia.mn)

[Rinchinlhumbe]

These mountain ranges are interrupted by broad steppe valleys.

[Rinchinlhumbe]

It has some tourist attractions to offer, the Terkhin Tsagaan Nuur being one of them which translates into Great White Lake.

(discovermongolia.mn)




(geu.de)



Nearby you find some extinct volcanoes.




The "1000 year old tree"


Taikhar rock - rising from the middle of the steppe

Most of the pics were taken from panoramio, if not marked

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eurokancom]

so great photos.i download couples for desktop wallpapers.thx and keep it up with great photos.

[3tmk]

wow, thanks for the photos. Quite surreal landscapes.

[Rekarte]

Wow!
Amazing pics!
Viva the grand country of Genghis Kahn!

[Imperfect Ending]

I love Mongolia's landscape!

[lesart]

I feel refresh just by looking at these pictures. Mongolia's natural landscape is truly stunning..

[mjx729]

so wonderful pics

[xavarreiro]

excellent photos