Ömnögovĭ_Province

Ömnögovi Province

Ömnögovi Province

Province (aimag) of Mongolia

Ömnögovi (Mongolian: Өмнөговь Ömnögovǐ, South Gobi) is an aimag (province) of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad.

Quick Facts Өмнөговь аймагᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ, Country ...
Sums of Ömnögovi Aimag

The province is rich in mineral deposits, including gold and copper. Agriculture is of minor importance. Vegetables are grown in some oases -for example, in Dal near Dalanzadgad.

As the aimag has various sights to offer, tourism is gaining importance. Ömnögovi includes several well known tourist areas, including the Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park and Khongoryn Els - The Singing Sand Dunes.

Transportation

The Dalanzadgad Airport (ZMDZ/DLZ) has one concrete runway. It is served by regular domestic flights from and to Ulaanbaatar.

Administrative subdivisions

More information Sum, Mongolian ...
  • Landscape in Ömnögovi Aimag
  • A Khulan (Mongolian Wild Ass) on a hill in the Gobi of the Ömnögovi, at sunset.
  • Growing vegetables in oasis Dal.

Religion

Religion in Ömnögovi (2009)[6]

  Buddhism (73.5%)
  Christianity (2.9%)
  No formal religion (23.3%)
  Other (0.3%)

According to a 2009 survey, 73.5% of the residents of Ömnögovi are Buddhists, 2.9% are Christians, 23.3% do not identify with a formal religion, and 0.3% adhere to other formal religions.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  2. [2]
    "ANNEX I Timeline : A Brief History of Mongolia" (PDF). Wayback.archive-it.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Statistics office of Ömnögovi Aimag Archived March 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Official site of Ömnögovi Aimag Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    "Ömnögovi Aimag Statistical Office". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    Data from Oyu Tolgoi Project. Social, Economic and Environmental Subset, Centre for Policy Research, Population Training and Research Centre, 2009. p. 10, Ifcext.ifc.org
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dalanzadgad.


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