Ikh Gazriin Chuluu is the largest part of the granite area of Mongolia. Dundgov (Middle Gobi).
THE REGIONS OF MONGOLIA
DUNDGOVI AIMAG
IKH GAZARIIN CHULUU ROCKY FORMATION
Dundgobi Aimag is the middle segment of the
Gobi-desert. Dundgobi Aimag has an area of 74,700 square kilometers and
population of 51.300 inhabitants. The administrative center is the town of
Mandalgobi at an altitude of 1,393 meters sea level in the vast open steppe,
260 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar. The territory of the aimag is the central part
of the Middle Khalhasain Plain, with an average altitude of 1.500 meters above
sea level, and the highest point is Delgerkhangai Mountain, which reaches 1,926 meters above sea level.
Ikh Gazriin Chuluu rocky formation is the largest part of the granite area of Mongolia.
Located in Govi-Ugtaal and Bayanjargalan soum of Dundgovi province, Ikh Gazriin
Chuluu is a beautiful rock formation in the gobi desert. There are over 40 caves
in the area and they are easy to access and close to each other, making it ideal
for hiking. One of the caves named Olgii, according to local people used to be
full of mysterious books and scriptures.
The highest point of rocky formation Ikh Gazriin Chuluu is Yurlug mountain with 1706 meters
height. You can find several minerals such as pure crystal, cloudy crystal,
jade, chalcedony, flourite, bezoar and shale in the area. Around 30 types of
medicinal herbs like roseroot, silverweed and locoweed grows here, meanwhile
over 20 species including whiskered bat and common bat inhabits Ikh Gazriin
Chuluu.
Ikh Gazriin Chuluu became government protected area in 2003 due to its unique landscape. It covers almost 600 square km and is located 80 km to
the south-east of Mandalgovi, the center of Dundgovi province.
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