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Arwaiheer is the capital of Uvurkhangai aimag.
THE REGIONS OF MONGOLIA
UVURKHANGAI AIMAG
ARWAIHEER
Uvurkhangai aimag is located in the central part of Mongolia. The Khangai
mountain stretches in the North-West, and the Altai mountain towers in the
south-west. The steppe lies in the middle of the territory. The Gobi desert is
located in the South.
Arwaiheer is the capital of Övörkhangai Aimag (province). A nondescript but friendly aimag capital,
Arvaikheer is of little interest except as a place to eat and
rest, refuel the jeep or arrange onward public transport to places
further west. Arvaikheer has the requisite hotel, bar, cinema,
school and administrative building, and the monastery and museum
are worth a look.
PLACES TO VISITED.
- Gandan Muntsaglan monastery. This
comparatively large monastery, about 300m north of the town
square, contains a fine collection of scroll paintings (thangka),
including one depicting the original monastery, which was
destroyed in 1937. The current monastery was opened in 1991, and
now has about 50 monks in residence. Visitors are welcome. To the
left of the temple is a small shop selling religious
items.
- Museums. Since Ovorkhangai lies partly in the
forested Khangai region and the Gobi Desert, the Aimag Museum
boasts a better than-average selection of stuffed mountain and
desert animals. There are also some fossils and arrows, local
artwork and leftovers from Karakorum. Upstairs are intricate
carvings.
Just around the corner is the Zanabazar Memorial
Museum, which has a collection of religious artwork connected to
the master sculptor.
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