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Tsagaannuur Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

Sum (district) in Khövsgöl Aimag, Mongolia

About Tsagaannuur

For thousands of years the reindeer farmers lived in Tsagaannuur. There are few hundreds of reindeer families who called Tsaatan ethnic minority live there. During winter they come closer to populated areas and summer the farmers go deep into mountains to look for better pasture for their cattle. The farmers mostly live in teepees and yurts. Because the area is mostly permafrost land it is cold year around and especially during winter time very cold. As of 2022 the Tsagaannuur has total 27740 cattles accounted for annual statistics report including 8477 goats, 10244 sheep, 6512 yaks and cows, 2509 horses, 18 camels and 2417 reindeers. The ideal tours can be taken place between June through September.

Tsagaannuur Travel Guide Sections

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