Khustain Nuruu National Park
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Khustain Nuruu National Park , located in Tov Province
(Aimag), is a national park of Mongolia
. It is also known as Hustai National Park. The Tuul River
runs through the park.
It was declared reserve status (category III) for over 50,000 hectars of the Khustain Nuruu area in 1993 but after significant scientific field researches into the area it was upgraded to a national park in 1998. The Hustai National Park Trust (HNPT) was established in 2003 and since that time, the HNPT has been responsible for running the park in conjunction with the Mongolian Ministry of Nature and Environment (MNE).
Töv Province
Töv is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administrated as an independent municipality.- Geography :...
(Aimag), is a national park of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
. It is also known as Hustai National Park. The Tuul River
Tuul River
Tuul River is a river in central and northern Mongolia considered sacred by the Mongols. It is 704 km long and drains an area 49,840 square km. The river is called the "Duluo river" in the Suishu, a Chinese historical work completed in 636 AD...
runs through the park.
It was declared reserve status (category III) for over 50,000 hectars of the Khustain Nuruu area in 1993 but after significant scientific field researches into the area it was upgraded to a national park in 1998. The Hustai National Park Trust (HNPT) was established in 2003 and since that time, the HNPT has been responsible for running the park in conjunction with the Mongolian Ministry of Nature and Environment (MNE).