Onon-Balj National Park
Khentii Province, Mongolia · built 2000
Onon-Balj National Park (Mongolian: - [Onon-Balžijn bajgalijn cogcolbort gazar] ᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠠᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠴᠣᠭᠴᠠᠯᠠᠪᠤᠷᠢᠲᠤ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ [ɣobi onun balju-yin bayaɣli-yin čoɣčalaburitu ɣajar]) covers two sectors of the Onon River valley as it flows north from Mongolia into Russia. The region is in the transition zone between the Siberian conifer forests of the north and the Daurian steppe and forest steppe of Mongolia. The area is one of relatively high biodiversity, and is also historically and culturally important for its association with Genghis Khan. The park is located in the far northeast of Khentii Province, 280 km northeast of Ulaanbaatar.
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