Ikhkhet () is a sum (district) of

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in south-eastern

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Zülegt Zülegt ( ''Lawn'', also Zulegt, Dzulegt) is a bag in Ikhkhet District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia. Zülegt is the Ikhkhet sum centre. In Zülegt is the fluorspar Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, Ca ...

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mine is located in the northern part of the sum. In 2009, its population was 2,176.Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag/ Report 2009

Geography

Ikhkhet is the northern most district in the province.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three

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, which are: * Bayan * Burdene *

Notable natives

* Sharavyn Gungaadorj, the

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from March 21 to September 11, 1990, was born in Ikhkhet in 1935.

References

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