Uvs Province
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Uvs Province is a remote, sparsely populated region in western Mongolia known for its high-altitude landscapes and the Uvs Nuur Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | province of Mongolia ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 69,600 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderLengthWithRussia | approximately 640 kilometres ⓘ |
| borders |
Bayan-Ölgii Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khovd Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Khovsgol Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuva Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Zavkhan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ulaangom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental ⓘ |
| contains |
Tsagaan Shuvuut Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turgen Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulaangom NERFINISHED ⓘ Uvs Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | mostly above 1500 metres ⓘ |
| established | 1931 ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Ulaangom Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiome |
desert
ⓘ
mountain tundra ⓘ steppe ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Kazakhs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mongols NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuvans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLake |
Khyargas Lake vicinity
ⓘ
Uvs Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Tsagaan Shuvuut Strictly Protected Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turgen Strictly Protected Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Uvs Lake Strictly Protected Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO3166-2 | MN-046 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Uvs Nuur Basin UNESCO World Heritage Site
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ⓘ
cold desert and steppe ecosystems ⓘ high-altitude landscapes ⓘ |
| language | Mongolian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uvs Nuur Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Mongolia ⓘ |
| population | approximately 70,000 ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
livestock herding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| regionType | remote ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+7 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePart | Uvs Nuur Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | УВ ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Western Mongolia