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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Label Occurrences
Ölgii canonical 8

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial capital
town
administrativeDivisionOf Mongolia
airportIATAcode ULG
airportICAOcode ZMUL
capitalOf Bayan-Ölgii Province
climate cold semi-arid climate
country Mongolia
culturalTradition Kazakh eagle hunting
Kazakh embroidery
Kazakh music
elevationCharacteristic high-altitude town
ethnicMajority Kazakh people
linked to: Kazakhs
hasAirport Ölgii Airport
hasEducationalInstitution secondary schools
hasFestival Golden Eagle Festival
hasMinority Mongols
linked to: Mongol

Tuvans
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
linked to: Kazakh language

Mongolian
locatedIn Bayan-Ölgii Province
locatedInRegion western Mongolia
locatedNear Altai Mountains
locatedOnRiver Khovd River
nearBorderWith China
Russia
populationCharacteristic predominantly rural hinterland
primaryEconomicActivity animal husbandry
tourism
trade
regionType mountainous area
religionMajority Sunni Islam
roadConnection Khovd
Ulaanbaatar
timezone UTC+7
tourismAttraction Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
eagle hunting festivals
usesCurrency Mongolian tögrög
writingSystemUsedLocally Cyrillic script
Kazakh Arabic script (in some contexts)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Mongolia notableCity Ölgii
subject linked to: western Mongolia
Khüiten Peak accessTown Ölgii
Bayan-Ölgii Province capital Ölgii
subject linked to: Bayan-Ölgii
Bayan-Ölgii Province largestCity Ölgii
subject linked to: Bayan-Ölgii
Bayan-Ölgii Province administrativeCenter Ölgii
subject linked to: Bayan-Ölgii