White Stone Balbal

Western Mongolia

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Near the town of Bayannuur and close to the Khovd Gol is this interesting white-stone balbal (stone figure believed to be a Turkic grave marker).

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1. Waterfall

26.75 MILES

Hidden between mountains is a 7m-high waterfall that flows down a narrow gorge; a glacier and a small glacial lake are 4km to the southeast.

2. Tsambagarav Uul National Park

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Western Mongolia's second highest mountain – the permanently snow-capped Tsambagarav Uul (4208m) – straddles the border between Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii…

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