Khanbogd, Ömnögovi
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Khanbogd is a sum (district) of Ömnögovi Province
in southern Mongolia
. Khanbogd is the site of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, which is 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from the sum centre.
Khanbogd is also home to Demchigiin Khiid , a monastery built Danzan Ravjaa. The monastery was destroyed in 1937, but has since been rebuilt by funding from the company that operates the Oyu Tolgoi mine.
Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi is an aimag of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad....
in southern Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
. Khanbogd is the site of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, which is 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from the sum centre.
Khanbogd is also home to Demchigiin Khiid , a monastery built Danzan Ravjaa. The monastery was destroyed in 1937, but has since been rebuilt by funding from the company that operates the Oyu Tolgoi mine.