Ikh-Tamir District
Ихтамир сум
ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠲᠠᠮᠢᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ
CountryMongolia
ProvinceArkhangai Province
Area
  Total4,800 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Websitehttp://ikhtamir.ar.gov.mn/

Ikh-Tamir (Mongolian: Их тамир, romanized: Ih tamir, pronounced [ˈiç ˈtʰæmʲɪr]; "Great Tamir") is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. The Tamir River passes through the sum. In 2009, its population was 5,247.[1]

Notable people

Hugh Christopher Kirkland (Mongolian: Хью Кристофер Киркланд), a well regarded Peace Corps volunteer, lived and worked here from 2014 to 2016.

References

47°35′40″N 101°12′17″E / 47.59444°N 101.20472°E / 47.59444; 101.20472


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