Ulaan-Uul, Khövsgöl

Ulaan-Uul (Mongolian: Улаан-Уул = red mountain) is a sum of Khövsgöl aimag. The area is close to 10,000 km². In 2000, Ulaan-Uul had a population of 3,726 people, mainly Darkhad. The sum center is located 171 km north-northwest of Mörön and 942 km from Ulaanbaatar.

History

The Ulaan-Uul sum was formed from the bigger part of Bayanzürkh sum in 1933. From 1956 to 1990, it was the seat of the Jargalant Amidral negdel.

Economy

In 2004, there were about 72,000 heads of livestock, among them 23,000 goats, 24,000 sheep, 17,000 cattle , yaks, and khainags, 7,000 horses, and 216 camels.^[1]

Interesting Places

This sum covers the southern part of the Darkhad valley, a basin that is considered remote even by Mongolian standards. The locals practice shamanism, and the Öliin davaa pass that leads to Ulaan - Uul is protected by a famous collection of thirteen ovoos that apparently can be traced back until the 16th century. Both the Delgerkhaan uul and parts of the Ulaan Taiga National Park are located in this sum.

References

1. ^ Mongolian National Statistical Office: Livestock Count 2004 (in Mongolian)

Literature

M. Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 144f Coordinates: 50°40′46″N, 99°13′37″E