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Bogd soum centre with the Bogd mountains behind
Bogd blog

November 16th 2010
The journey from Ulaan Bataar to Bayonhongor takes about 12 hours, the first part is smooth on tarmac roads and as our minibus sped along I had my first views of the Mongolian countryside; rolling steppe, brown in the dry autumn season, with scattered gers and herds of horses. Caroline, Nyamaa, co-researcher and translator, Enkhbayer, our driver, and our other passenger Batbold, a Buddhist high la ... read more
Asia » Mongolia

Mongolian Flag The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more
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