Mankhan Nature Reserve is a reserve in the western part of
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 millio ...
. It is located south of
Khar Us Nuur National Park
Har Us Nuur National Park ( mn, Хар Ус Нуур) covers a chain of three large lakes in the Great Lakes Basin of western Mongolia. The lakes, Khar-Us Nuur, Khar Lake and Dörgön Lake are bordered by marshes and reed-beds that are an importa ...
in
Khovd Province
Khovd ( mn, Ховд, Howd, ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd.
The Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It takes ...
on the main road between
Hovd City and
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north c ...
. Most of the area lies in the
Mankhan sum
Mankhan ( mn, Манхан) is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western Mongolia. It is 80 km away from the city of Khovd.[Sharga Nature Reserve Sharga Nature Reserve ( mn, Шарга) is a reserve in the western part of Mongolia. It comprises 2.860 km2 and is located in Govi-Altai Province in the area of the Sharga sum. The reserve has been created in 1993 together with Mankhan Nature ...]( ...<br></span></div>. The reserve stretches over and has been created in 1993 together with <div class=)
to protect the endangered
Mongolian saiga. In addition to these antelopes, there are also
goitered gazelles.
References
* Mallon, D.P. and Kingswood, S.C. (compilers). (2001). ''Antelopes. Part 4: North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Global Survey and Regional Action Plans.'' SSC Antelope Specialist Group. IUCN, GLand, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
External links
Information to Mankhan Nature Reserve
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Nature reserves in Mongolia