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  • Air Flight Schedule - Mongolia EzNis Airways -
      Destination Flight number Flight days Departure Arrival Effective date
    1 Ulaanbaatar –Dalanzadgad ZY 955 .2..5.. 08:10 09:40 2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Dalanzadgad-Ulaanbaatar ZY 956 .2..5.. 10:05 11:30
    2 Ulaanbaatar - Murun ZY 951 .2..5.. 12:00 13:35 2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Murun - Ulaanbaatar ZY 952 .2..5.. 14:00 15:25
    3 Ulaanbaatar - Choibalsan ZY 909 1.3.5.. 16:00 17:35 2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Choibalsan -Ulaanbaatar ZY 910 1.3.5.. 18:00 19:50
     
    4
    Ulaanbaatar- Bayankhongor ZY 941 ..3.... 08:00 09:25  
    2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Bayankhongor-?ltai ZY 941 ..3.... 09:50 11:05
    Altai - Bayankhongor ZY 942 ..3.... 11:30 12:45
    Bayankhongor- Ulaanbaatar ZY 942 ..3.... 13:10 14:35
     
    5
    Ulaanbaatar -?ltai ZY 941 .....6. 08:00 10:10 2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    ?ltai -Ulaanbaatar ZY 942 .....6. 10:35 12:45
     
     
    6
    Ulaanbaatar- Bayankhongor ZY 975 ……7 13:30 14:55  
    2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Bayankhongor-Donoi ZY 975 ……7 15:20 16:40
    Donoi- Bayankhongor ZY 976 ……7 17:05 18:25
    Bayankhongor- Ulaanbaatar ZY 976 ……7 18:50 20:10
    7 Ulaanbaatar- Donoi ZY 975 ...4... 14:00 16:20  
    2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Donoi- Ulaanbaatar ZY 976 ...4... 16:45 18:30
    8 Ulaanbaatar- Khovd ZY 993 .2.4..7 07:40 09:35 2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Khovd- Ulaanbaatar ZY 994 .2.4..7 10:00 13:25
    9 Ulaanbaatar- Ulaangom ZY 921 1..4.6. 13:30 15:20 2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Ulaangom- Ulaanbaatar ZY 922 1..4.6. 15:45 19:05
    10 Ulaanbaatar- Ulgii ZY 923 1.3..6. 07:00 09:00 2009.01.26 - 2009.03.08
    Ulgii- Ulaanbaatar ZY 924 1.3..6. 09:25 13:00
  • Chinggis Khaan's Cavalry Show -

    A performance called "The return of Chinggis Khaan after 800 years" was held first time year 2006 in Sergelen Soum, Tuv Aimag, Mongolia as part of the 800th anniversary of the Great Mongolian State. Reenactment of Chinggis Khaan's cavalry will be continue from July through August in 2008. The performance will take place 55 kilometers away from Ulaanbaatar, which is capital of Mongolia.

    The performance will show Chinggis Khaan and 500 of his thirteenth century powerful cavalrymen armed with swords, spears, bows and arrows in mock battle. In the spectacle two armies will meet and clash weapons, with the cacophony of battle rising to a crescendo in the dust of steppe. It will demonstrate what were revolutionary battle techniques and tactics, especially the archery technique of shooting backwards while riding away.

    This performance will be of a great interest to anyone who wonders how Chinggis Khaan's cavalry managed to lay foundations for an empire governed much of Eurasia in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the largest land empire the world has ever known.

    Along with the performance there will be occurring many other events, including folk and modern Mongolian performing art shows. In addition, visitors can ride horses and camels, attend tsaatan urts, and take photos with warriors, buy traditional antiques and souvenirs, and enjoy Asian and European delicious dishes in cozy Ger-type restaurants.

    [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHY2SwDnyAQ]

    This is performance held yearly since 2006, but the organisation seems to change every year including the conct details and website. Please contact your travel agency for more information.
    The last known website was: http://www.chinggis-cavalry.mn/

  • EzNis Domestic Flights Mongolia Schedule 2008 -
    Flight schedule
    Winter, 2008-2009
     
    Destination Flight number Flight days Departure* Arrival* Effective date
    1 Ulaanbaatar Dalanzadgad ZY 955 Tuesday, Friday 08:10 09:40 Sep 28. 2008-Dec 31. 2008
    Dalanzadgad Ulaanbaatar ZY 956 Tuesday, Friday 10:05 11:30
    2 Ulaanbaatar Murun ZY 951 Tuesday, Friday 12:00 13:35 Sep 28. 2008-Dec 31. 2008
    Murun Ulaanbaatar ZY 952 Tuesday, Friday 14:00 15:25
    3 Ulaanbaatar Choibalsan ZY 909 Monday, Wednesday 08:00 09:35 Sep 28. 2008-Dec 31. 2008
    Choibalsan Ulaanbaatar ZY 910 Monday, Wednesday 10:00 11:50
    4 Ulaanbaatar Choibalsan ZY 909 Friday 14:30 16:05 Sep 28. 2008-Dec 31. 2008
    Choibalsan Ulaanbaatar ZY 910 Friday 16:30 18:20
    5 Ulaanbaatar Bayankhongor ZY 933 Monday, Thursday 12:20 13:45 Sep 28. 2008-Dec 31. 2008
    Bayankhongor Ulaanbaatar ZY 934 Monday, Thursday 14:10 15:30
    6 Ulaanbaatar Donoi ZY 975 Thursday 11:10 13:30 Sep 28. 2008-Dec 31. 2008
    Donoi Ulaanbaatar ZY 976 Thursday 13:55 15:40
    7 Ulaanbaatar Donoi ZY 975 Monday 11:10 13:30 Oct 13. 2008-Dec 31. 2008 
    (Once every 2 weeks)
    Donoi Ulaanbaatar ZY 976 Monday 13:55 15:40
    8 Ulaanbaatar Tosontsengel ZY 975 Monday 11:10 13:30 Oct 06. 2008-Dec 31. 2008 
    (Once every 2 weeks)
    Tosontsengel Donoi ZY 975 Monday 13:25 14:15
    Donoi Tosontsengel ZY 976 Monday 14:40 15:25
    Tosontsengel Ulaanbaatar ZY 976 Monday 15:50 17:25
    9 Ulaanbaatar Tosontsengel ZY 975 Monday 11:10 13:30 Dec 01. 2008-Dec 31. 2008 
    (Every week)
    Tosontsengel Donoi ZY 975 Monday 13:25 14:15
    Donoi Tosontsengel ZY 976 Monday 14:40 15:25
    Tosontsengel Ulaanbaatar ZY 976 Monday 15:50 17:25
     
      *- Local time
  • Train Schedule Ulaanbaatar Beijing Moscow Irkutsk 2008 -

    Incoming trips to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 

    From Beijing

    Train No Departure day & time Arrival day & time
    Chinese train 4 Wednesday, 07:45am Thursday 1:20pm
    Chinese train Tuesday, 07:45am Wednesday 1:20pm
    Additional train Monday 07:45am since June 11, 2007

    From Moscow

    Train No Departure day & time Arrival day & time
    Chinese train 4 Tuesday, 9:30pm Sunday, 07:30am
    Mongolian train 5/6 Thursday/Wednesday, 9:35pm Tuesday/Monday, 07:30am

    From Irkutsk

    Train No Departure day & time Arrival day & time
    Mongolian Train 264 Everyday 3:40pm Everyday 06:25am

     

    Outgoing trips from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

    To Ulan-Ude

    Train No Departure day & time Arrival day & time
    Mongolian train 263 Everyday 7:35pm Everyday 5:40pm

    To Irkutsk

    Train No Departure day & time Arrival day & time
    Mongolian train 263 Everyday 7:35pm 07:20 + 2am
    (36 hours on the way)
    Mongolian train 5 Thursday/Friday 1:50pm Saturday/Sunday 2:05pm

    To Moscow

    Train No Departure day & time Arrival day & time
    Chinese train 3 Thursday, 1:50pm Monday, 2:30pm
    Mongolian train 5 Tuesday/Friday, 1:50pm Saturday/Tuesday, 2:30pm

    To Beijing

    Train No Departure day & time Arrival day & time
    Chinese train 4 Sunday, 08:05am Monday 2:31pm
    Chinese train 24 Thursday 08:05am Saturday/Tuesday, 2:04pm
    Additional train Saturday 08:05am since June 09, 2007

    To Hohhot

    Train No Departure day & time Arrival day & time
    Mongolian train 34/33 Monday/Friday, 8:05pm Tuesday/Saturday, 8:49pm
Mongolia Web News

Archaeologists discover permafrost mummy with fur coat.

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Thursday, 17 August 2006 19:08 Last Updated on Friday, 25 August 2006 13:04

Research workers of the German archaeological institute have discovered a mummy in permafrost at excavation work in Mongolia of approximately 2,500 years old. At the "sensational find" of a sepulchre chamber of the Scythian rider people a crew of the German television sender ZDF were present. In front of the camera the archaeologists opened the sepulchre where the mummy of the Scythian soldier was stored. The mummy, conserved in permafrost, carried still a fur coat and had a decorated gilded head ornament. According to the scientists the discovery is similar with those of the legendary Ötzi in 1991, and the tattooed siberian ice princess from 1993.

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mfxahcue
reply written by mfxahcue, May 23, 2007
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I\'m calling PETA!
reply written by Guest, September 25, 2006
I hope the animal was eaten at least! I would hate to think it was killed just for the warmth of it all.
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Frozen Tombs of Siberia
reply written by Guest, September 17, 2006
Frozen Tombs of Siberia by Rudenko covers a similar earlier find on the Russian side of the Altai mountains. Our company adopted one of the tattoos from one of the mummies as our company logo. boojum.com/snark.html

This same creature is depicted on a felt rug (and a Mongolian postage stamp) apparently being used as a domestic animal in the hunt. What I find curious and would be interested to know, is the significance of the "bird head" structures on the neck of the logo. these are consistent on the image from the rug as well as being consistent on the other animals depicted in the tattoos on the mummy. They seem to me to be an addition that is not part of the realistic depiction of the animals. I would suggest that it indicates domestication of the animal depicted. Kent Madin
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Any DNA Available for Comparison Testing
reply written by Guest, August 26, 2006
With all the hype about the use of DNA Testing in the search of one's roots - and the debunking of some about its accuracy - and given the fact of the remarkable state of this truely remarkable find, I wonder if the Scyth Warrior's DNA might become available for comparative studies. According to oral history my family is of Mongolian descent [yes Genghis Khan] and comes from the Bilsk area north of Poltava in the Ukraine where there are excavations underway at the site of the ancient walled city of HELON [GELON in Ukrainian] as described by Herodotus?
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report on german telivision
reply written by Guest, August 24, 2006
http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt...22,00.html

Fascinating find. Among the comment they say most organic materials were well preserved because it was found in the Altai at 2600 meters altitude. They also say he probably was blond.
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Kj
reply written by Guest, August 23, 2006
Oh yeah, it's true! I saw it on Mongolian tv stations. Even mongolian president paid a visit on that sight. They had a ground hog or monmat skin clothings. That animal is still popular in mongolioan wild. I think they found it in the most western province of Mongolia. Which is close to Kazakhstan and Xinjian of china. I never know scythians came this far east. Interesting...
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reply written by Guest, August 21, 2006
Where's the photos? With a find like this there definitely should be photos released to the 'starving" public.

JMLEE
Trenton, NJ
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Josh S. Gray
reply written by Guest, August 20, 2006
The German tv crew needs to publish some pitures or video.
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Richard
reply written by Guest, August 19, 2006
Fantastic! I'm hoping they can get some testable y-dna from this Scythian mummy. Perhaps the permafrost as preserved it from too much damage?
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Gordon
reply written by Guest, August 19, 2006
I am terribly excited about this find - these are my people! Tell whoever is writing this news article to please write a follow-up piece.

v/r Gordon
San Diego Air & Space Museum
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Outstanding...
reply written by Guest, August 19, 2006
My question is are they sure its Scythian and not one of the other tribes that held the nation so firmly before Rome? Some pictures would certainly be nice.

Regards,
Stacey W.
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Alan
reply written by Guest, August 18, 2006
Yes! Pictures please! Would like to see my ancient relative.
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reply written by Guest, August 18, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful find
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Time for pictures!
reply written by Guest, August 18, 2006
Hopefully, there will be pictures of this find made public as soon as possible. What an amazing find!
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Barry
reply written by Guest, August 18, 2006
Great storie would like to hear more and see pictures.
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Awesome
reply written by Guest, August 17, 2006
I wonder if it's mink or chinchilla! And he's got bling too? Yo, does this baller have a grill to go wit dat chain?

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