Ölgii

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Ölgii is a town in western Mongolia known as a cultural center of the Kazakh minority and a gateway to the Altai Mountains.

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Ölgii canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial capital
town
administrativeDivisionOf Mongolia NERFINISHED
airportIATAcode ULG NERFINISHED
airportICAOcode ZMUL NERFINISHED
capitalOf Bayan-Ölgii Province NERFINISHED
climate cold semi-arid climate
country Mongolia NERFINISHED
culturalTradition Kazakh eagle hunting NERFINISHED
Kazakh embroidery
Kazakh music
elevationCharacteristic high-altitude town
ethnicMajority Kazakh people NERFINISHED
hasAirport Ölgii Airport NERFINISHED
hasEducationalInstitution secondary schools
hasFestival Golden Eagle Festival NERFINISHED
hasMinority Mongols NERFINISHED
Tuvans NERFINISHED
hasMuseum local history museum
hasReligiousBuilding mosques
knownFor Kazakh culture
being a cultural center of the Kazakh minority in Mongolia
proximity to the Altai Mountains
languageSpoken Kazakh NERFINISHED
Mongolian NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bayan-Ölgii Province NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion western Mongolia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Altai Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Khovd River NERFINISHED
nearBorderWith China NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic predominantly rural hinterland
primaryEconomicActivity animal husbandry
tourism
trade
regionType mountainous area
religionMajority Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
roadConnection Khovd NERFINISHED
Ulaanbaatar NERFINISHED
timezone UTC+7
tourismAttraction Altai Tavan Bogd National Park NERFINISHED
eagle hunting festivals
usesCurrency Mongolian tögrög NERFINISHED
writingSystemUsedLocally Cyrillic script
Kazakh Arabic script (in some contexts)

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western Mongolia notableCity Ölgii
subject surface form: Western Mongolia