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Khangai District
Хангай сум
ᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
CountryMongolia
ProvinceArkhangai Province
Area
 • Total4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (UTC + 8)

Khangai (Mongolian: Хангай) is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 2,926.[1]

The territory is dominated by the Khangai Mountain Range, and is known for its vegetation. It includes several bio-zones including mountain and mountain steppe zones, and Siberian taiga forest. Species in the area include the elk, Siberian roe deer, wolf, fox, wild boar, ibex, lynx and brown bear. Flora in the area, includes Iris tigridia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dec. 31 2009 estimation. Arkhangai Aimag Statistical Service Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Iridaceae Juss. Iris tigridia Bunge". icc.mn. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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