Khashaat

Khashaat (Mongolian: Хашаат, "fenced") is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. The economy is based on herding. Khashaat is primarily known for several monuments left by an ancient Turkic empire. Khashaat's terrain is steppe, with no woodland, unlike many other sums in Arkhangai. In 2009, its population was 3,344.[1]

Khashaat District
Хашаат сум
ᠬᠠᠰᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ
CountryMongolia
ProvinceArkhangai Province
Area
  Total2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (UTC + 8)

References

47°27′05″N 103°09′04″E


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