35 Amazing Facts About Mongolia

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Mongolia is rich in history and culture, with a population of approximately 3 million. At least 25% still live a nomadic life.

Mongolia is unique and undiscovered, so you should if you have not yet visited it. You should visit Mongolia for many reasons.

Facts About Mongolia:

1. Ulaanbaatar was Mongolia’s first hotel. It was opened in 1961. This was also the first building in public to have hot-cold running water.
2. Mongolia is the least populous country in the world.
3. Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia’s capital and the coldest capital in the world.
4. Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia and means “red hero.”
5. Mongolia is the 18th-largest country in the world.
6. The word “Mongol” means brave.
7. The Ger is the traditional home of most Mongolians. Many Mongolians living in cities still own or have access to a ger, which they use as summer homes in June, July, and August.
8. Naadam Festival is one of the most popular holidays of the year. This is also the largest sports event.
9. New Year is Mongolia’s second most popular holiday.
10. Mongolia is home to the oldest national park in the world.
11. Gobi Desert is Asia’s largest desert. It is unlike any other desert in the world.
12. The Gobi Desert is also considered the largest dinosaur fossil reserve globally.
13. Mongolia is known as “the land with the blue sky” because it boasts over 260 days of blue skies.
14. Mongolia is home to the endangered Bactrian camel or 2-hump camel.
15. A camel festival is held to honor these camels and help protect them. The first camel festival was held in 1997.
16. The snow-leopard is also a Mongolian native.
17. Mongolia is home to one-third of the world’s snow leopard population.
18. Mongolians have a strong guest culture. A bowl of ‘airbags will be served to their guests as a welcome drink. This is horse milk fermented. This is fermented horse milk. It is considered rude to refuse a cup.
19. Nearly half of Mongolia’s population lives in Ulaanbaatar, the capital.
20. Mongolians love ice cream even in winter. In winter, you can buy it in paper boxes. In such cold temperatures, there is no need to use a refrigerator.
21. The theory is that Mongolian horsemen invented the first ice cream. They would carry animal intestines along on long journeys. This freezing mixture and being jolted on horses produced an ice cream-like substance. It was then exported to China, Marco Polo, and then Italy.
22. About 25-40% of Mongolians continue to live nomadic lives.
23. Mongolia is considered “Outer Mongolia” as a country. As an autonomous region, China still includes Inner Mongolia.
24. Mongolia is the second-largest landlocked country on the globe.
25. Mongolia holds the Guinness World Record in the largest international wrestling competition. This was the Mongolian National Wrestling Match of 2011.
26. Mongolia has 13 times more horses than people.
27. Mongolian sheep are 35 times more than humans.
28. In 1961, Mongolia was made a member of the UN.
29. Many countries, including the US, did not recognize Mongolia as a country until 1987.
30. Genghis Khan was an illiterate man, but he introduced Mongolia’s first writing system in the 13th century. This script was adapted from the Uyghur script. This script is written vertically, from left to right.
31. In the 1930s, Mongolia adopted the Latin alphabet. In 1941, it was replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet with two additional letters (o- and u sounds), which were not available in Russian.
32. The last wild horses on Earth are the Mongolian native horses. They possess 66 chromosomes, one to two more than the average horse.
33. An “Honoured Mother” is a mother who has five or more children.
34. Mongolian throat singers use this technique to simultaneously sing through their nose and throat, creating two distinct sounds. This technique is very popular while riding on horses.
35. Music is an important part of Mongolian culture. It expresses feelings for the land, horses, and loved ones.

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