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

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]

References

  1. . On july 26th, 2014, a stovepipe EF4 took place not so far out of the district, it killed some livestock in the area.Dec. 31 2009 estimation. Arkhangai Aimag Statistical Service Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

47°27′05″N 103°09′04″E / 47.45139°N 103.15111°E / 47.45139; 103.15111


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.