Zavkhan aimag is situated in the western part of Mongolia. On the North it borders with the Russian Federation. The territory of this aimag is hillocks, 10 percent of the territory resembles Khangai landscape, and the rest is steppe and semi-desert.
Zavkhan is one of the ancient historic provinces of Mongolia. It was established in the center of province Uliastai city in 1733. Zavkhan province, located at western destination of Mongolia in the 1000 km from the capital Ulaanbaatar and at 1760m above sea level, neighbors Tuva province of Russian Federation, covering 82500 sq.km of territory consisting of both “Gobi-Khangai”.
- Otgon - OTGONTENGER MOUNTAIN
Since the introduction of Buddhism, traditional Mongolian beliefs have held that wrathful deities inhabit many of Mongolia's sacred mountains. Ochirvaani is particularly associated with Otgontenger.
In August 1963, an Ilyushin 14 aircraft crashed into the side of the mountain while on route.
In October 2017, 27 hikers climbed the mountain and only 10 of them came back. They requested the rescue team a day after the other 17 went "missing". The rescue operation took about 4 days with power of 250 men. Rescuers found all 17 of them severely injured by both from the fall damage and from frostbite. However, it's still argued that some of the victims survived the fall and still tried to send distress signals by using flashlights. But it was too late and dark for the operation to continue. Police officer says that there was no chance to rescue them.
Telmen -TELMEN LAKE
This beautiful salt lake is accessible from the town of Telmen, 20km south-east of the lake, on the main Uliastai-Tosontsengel road, or by heading west 25km from the main Moron/Uliastai crossroads. There is good camping on the east end of the lake, though you'll need your own water.
Telmen Lake is a saltwater lake in Zavkhan, Mongolia. Three islands are located in the lake, which is a gathering point for migratory birds. The water salinity is 6.49-7.61‰.
Average temperature ranges from -32 oC in January to 12 oC in July. From 6,210 to 3,960 years ago, as determined by radiocarbon dating, Lake Telmen was between 15 and 20m shallower than it is at presen
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