Arkhangai Province

**Arkhangai** (, literally *Northern Khangai*) is ane o the 21 aimags o Mongolie.
It is locatit slichtly wast tae the kintra's centre, on the northren slopes o the Khangai Muntains.

## Geografie
The Arkhangai aimag is locatit in the interior o the kintra and borders tae the follaein ither aimags: Bulgan (north east), Övörkhangai (sooth east), Bayankhongor (sooth), Zavkhan (wast), an Khövsgöl (north wast).

The heicest point is Kharlagtai Peak at 3,529 m (11,578&nbsp;ft), while the lawest point is the aurie on the confluence o the Orkhon an Tamir rivers at 1,290 m (4,232&nbsp;ft). The maist well-kent muntain is the extinct volkano Khorgo, which is pairt o the Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur Naitional Pairk.

### Bodies o watter
The rivers Chuluut, Khanui, an Tamir hae their oreegins in the valleys o the Khangai Muntains. Thegither wi some smawer tributaries they aw belang tae the wattershed o the Selenge. The Orkhon traverses the eastren end o the aimag for a short stretch an aw.

The lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur is locatit in the west. Accordin tae a legend it wis creatit whan a giant teuk a lairge rock an threw it awa. Leukin back he saw a white surface an exclaimit in surprise, "Leuk, a white lake!" The exclamation haes become the name o the lake. The rock endit up farther tae the east an is cried Taikhar Chuluu. The sma lake Ögii Nuur is locatit in the eastren pairt o the aimag in the Sum o the same name.

## History
Efter the Fowk Revolution wan in 1921 throuoot Mongolie, reforms in admeenistrative unit wur made an the *Tsetserleg Mandal Uul*  aimag wis 
established on the foondation o Sain Noyon Khan aimag. 
Arkhangai aimag wis formit frae pairts o the *Tsetserleg Mandal Uul* aimag in 1931. At that time, the aimag haed 35 sums, 65,333 inhabitants in 22,285 hoosehaulds, an 1,800,000 heid o livestock. The aimag centre Tsetserleg wis established at the steid o the Zaya Khüree monastery, which haed been first foondit in 1586.

## Population

Arkhangai covers 55,313.82&nbsp;km² (21,357 sq mi), an haed 89,282 citizens in 2008, in Dec. 31 2009 89,331 who live in 19 sums an 99 bags (subdestricts)

## Transportation
There are currently nae flichts tae Tsetserleg's airport.  The Post Bus travels daily tae Tsetserleg throu Kharkhorin, leavin frae Dragon Centre in Ulaanbaatar at 8:00 am.  The price o a ticket is aroond 20,000 MNT.  Sma microbuses travel daily tae Tsetserleg an aw, but are hintle less reliable.

## Climate
In winter mean temperatur is −30&nbsp;°C tae −38&nbsp;°C  (−22&nbsp;°F tae −36&nbsp;°F) an in simmer the heichest temperatur is atween 25&nbsp;°C an 36&nbsp;°C (77&nbsp;°F an 97&nbsp;°F).

## Economie
The main field o economie in the aimag is agricultur, predominantly animal husbandry. Accordin tae 2004 data, the aimag wis hame tae 1,948,000 domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle (incl. yaks an khainags), horse an camels. Camels are amaist exclusively herdit in the sootheastren sums.

## Admeenistrative subdiveeision

The aimag caipital Tsetserleg is geografically locatit in the Bulgan sum in the sooth o the aimag. It is no tae be ramfeeselt wi the Tsetserleg sum in the north. 

* - The aimag capital Tsetserleg

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