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The Naadam Festival

The Naadam, meaning "game" in Mongolian, is Mongolia's largest traditional event. The games are held from July 11 to 13 to celebrate the anniversary of the 1921 Mongolian revolution. The Naadam is

Zayan Gegeen Monastery

Founded in 1616 in Tsetserleg, at the foot of Bulgan Mountain, the former Zayan Gegeen Monastery now houses an ethnographic museum dedicated to Arkhangai.

The Bogdo Khan Museum and Palace

The former winter residence of the last Bogdo Khan in Ulaanbaatar, this palace built between 1893 and 1906 houses a museum of over 8,000 religious and political artworks.

Monastère de Tövkhön

Tövkhön Monastery

Perched at 2,300 m on the sacred mountain Shireet Ulaan, Tövkhön Monastery was Zanabazar's retreat and the birthplace of the Soyombo alphabet.

The Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar traces 4.7 billion years of evolution through its collections of geology, paleontology, fauna and flora.

The National Museum of History

At the heart of Ulaanbaatar, the National Museum of History traces across three floors the long history of Mongolian nomadic peoples, from prehistory to the empire of Genghis Khan.

Gandantegchinlen Monastery

Heart of Mongolian Buddhism in Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen houses the 26.5m statue of Megjid-Janraiseg, ten active datsan colleges and 900 monks.

Erdene Zuu Monastery

Founded in 1585 near Karakorum, Erdene Zuu is considered Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery, famous for its wall enclosure of 108 stupas.

Uliastai

Uliastai

An ancient Qing garrison nestled among the Khangai mountains, Uliastai reveals an authentic Western Mongolie: ruins, the sacred Otgontenger, local life.

Tsetserleg

Tsetserleg

Capital of Arkhangai Province 468 km from Ulaanbaatar, Tsetserleg is the gateway to central Mongolia: monastery, regional museum and volcanic landscapes.

Dadal

The Village of Dadal

In the far northeast of Mongolia, Dadal is home to Genghis Khan's birthplace, the taiga of Onon-Balj National Park, and the memory of the Buryat people.