Traditional embroidered wall hanging in ger

Day #80: Staying with a Kazakh family

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June 23rd 2013
Kazakh families mostly live in the west of Mongolia, but some moved east in order to work in the coal mines here. When we arrived they had just slaughtered a goat and were in the process of cutting it up with a blow torch-type instrument. I later saw the entrails in one bowl and the head on a separate plate, everything ready to be used (in fact the head, according to our guide, is a delicacy). ... read more

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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