1. Naadam Festival - National Public Holiday (Mongolia Information/Culture)
Naadam is a festival of the three mayor traditional
sports in Mongolia: wrestling, horse racing and archery. It
is the biggest event in Mongolia´s public life. All over the
countryside small naadams are celebrated and in the first part ...
2. Naran Department Store (Mongolia Information/Shopping)
Naran Department Store is one of the biggest department stores in Ulaanbaatar, was established in June 1995. Here you can find world's famous brand products such as Seiko and Swatch watches, Samsonite and Delsey bags, Swiss army knives
from Vi...
3. Narantuul "Black" Market (Mongolia Information/Shopping)
The Black Market (Narantuul Zakh) is located in Bayanzurkh district 3-4 km from downtown.
Here you you find almost everything from food and goods and buy even cheaper than other markets, especially in bulk. Apart from a lot of chinese clothing and ...
4. National dress (Mongolia Information/Culture)
The Mongolian national dress expresses the peculiar features
of traditional way of life. The Mongolia
dress is most suitable for continental weather with big temperature
fluctuations. Depending on the season Mongolians wear different types of deel...
5. National Museum of Mongolian History (Mongolia Information/Museums)
The museum of Mongolian History is located in the very center of Ulaanbaatar. It was founded in 1924 and contains some of the oldest collections in the country. It houses more than 40,000 archaeological, historical, and ethnographic objects. The ten ...
6. New Cultural Heritage Museum of Chinggis Khaan (Mongolia Information/Museums)
The museum has on display over 3000 rare items, collected by Prof.Dr. S.Badral, related to the Mongolian history and cultural heritage dating back to Chinggis khaan period in 13th century. The museum consists of 3 sections and the first part is Ching...
7. New local airline in Mongolia: EzNis Airways (Mongolia Information/Travel and Tourism)
The "EzNis Airways" Company has bought two airplanes SAAB 340 B which were made in Sweden. The company conducted a survey on local air passenger flights a year ago. A ceremony to officially receive these airplanes has been held in the &quo...
8. New Photo Book on Tsagaan Sar - Mongolia's Lunar New Year (Mongolia Information/Books)
Amsterdam, Holland April 30, 2006 -- Amateur photographer Remy Lang has released his first photo book on Mongolia: "Tsagaan Sar - Mongolian New Year". The book contains photos he took during Tsagaan Sar (Buddhist New Year) in Ulaanbaatar, ...
The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) is an independent NGO that
has quickly grown to play a central role in fostering academic cooperation
between US and Mongolian institutions and scholars.
