Mankhan Nature Reserve
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Mankhan Nature Reserve is a reserve in the eastern part of Mongolia
. It is located south of Khar Us Nuur National Park in Khovd Province on the main road betwenn Hovd City and Ulaanbaatar
. Most of the area lies in the Mankhan sum
. The reserve streches over 3.000 sqkm and has been created in 1993 together with Sharga Nature Reserve
to protect the endangered Mongolian saiga
. In addition to these antelopes, there are also goitered gazelle
s.
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 located south of Khar Us Nuur National Park in Khovd Province on the main road betwenn Hovd City and Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
. Most of the area lies in the Mankhan sum
Mankhan, Khovd
Mankhan is a sum of Khovd Province in western Mongolia.-Notable people:* Damdiny Demberel, long standing member and since 2008 speaker of the State Great Khural, was born in Mankhan....
. The reserve streches over 3.000 sqkm and has been created in 1993 together with Sharga Nature Reserve
Sharga Nature Reserve
Sharga Nature Reserve is a reserve in the eastern part of Mongolia. It comprises 2.860 sqkm and is located in Govi-Altai Province in the area of the Sharga sum. The reserve has been created in 1993 together with Mankhan Nature Reserve to protect the endangered Mongolian saiga.- References :*...
to protect the endangered Mongolian saiga
Saiga Antelope
The saiga is a Critically Endangered antelope which originally inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe zone from the foothills of the Carpathians and Caucasus into Dzungaria and Mongolia. They also lived in North America during the Pleistocene...
. In addition to these antelopes, there are also goitered gazelle
Goitered Gazelle
The Goitered, Black-tailed or Persian gazelle is a gazelle found in the north part of Azerbaijan, in a large area of central Asia, including part of Iran and southern west Pakistan in the western end of the range, as well as the Gobi desert...
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