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Grrr!! ... No, It's "Ger" .... In This Land of Genghis Khan

October 1st 2014
Today we were heading a couple of hours out of the capital to go to a ger camp in Terelj National Park, about 60 kms northwest of the city, where we would stay overnight in a ger or yurt, as they are otherwise known – the traditional nomadic round tent “house”. Nemo had said to us that, even though our destination wasn’t that far away from the city, it would take us about 2 and a half hou ... 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

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