Ömnögovi is an aimag

Aimags of Mongolia

Mongolia is divided into 21 aimags . Each aimag is subdivided into several sums. The name aimag is derived from the Mongolian and Turkic languages word for "tribe". The modern aimags were established since 1921...

 (province) of 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...

, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert

Gobi Desert

The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the...

. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad

Dalanzadgad

Dalanzadgad is the capital of Ömnögovi Aimag in Mongolia. It is located south of the national capital Ulaanbaatar. The altitude of the city center is 1,470 meters .As of 2006, its population is 14,000.-Transportation:...

.

The province is rich in mineral deposits, including gold

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

 and copper

Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...

. Agriculture is of minor importance. Vegetables are grown in some oasis, e.g. in Dal near Dalanzadgad.

As the aimag has various sights to offer, tourism is gaining importance. Ömnögovi includes several well known tourist areas, including the Flaming Cliffs

Flaming Cliffs

The Flaming Cliffs site, really Bayanzag , is a region of the Gobi Desert in the Ömnögovi Province of Mongolia, in which important fossil finds have been made. It was given this name by American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews, who visited in the 1920s. The area is most famous for yielding the...

, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

right|thumb|A [[yurt|ger]] with the [[Gurvan Saikhan Uul|Gurvan Saikhan Mountains]] behindGobi Gurvansaikhan National Park is a national park in southern Mongolia. The park was established in 1993, and expanded to its current size in 2000...

 and Khongoryn Els - The Singing Sand Dunes.

Transportation

The Dalanzadgad Airport

Dalanzadgad Airport

Dalanzadgad Airport is a public airport located in Dalanzadgad, the capital of Ömnögovi Province in Mongolia.While Dalanzadgad Airport is classified as an international airport, there are no scheduled flights outside of Mongolia.- External links :...

 (ZMDZ/DLZ) has one concrete runway. It is served by regular domestic flights from and to Ulan Bator

Administrative Subdivision

The Sums of Ömnögovi Aimag

Sum	Mongolian Mongolian language The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...	Population (1994)http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/oxfamannex1-4.pdf	Population (2003)	Population (2005)	Population (2009)Ömnögovi Aimag Statistical Office	Sum centre population	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Bayan-Ovoo Bayan-Ovoo, Ömnögovi Bayan-Ovoo is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		1,577	1,569	1,539	1,574	544	10,474	0.15
Bayandalai Bayandalai, Ömnögovi Bayandalai is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		2,125	2,360	2,338	2,316	651	10,751	0.22
Bulgan Bulgan, Ömnögovi Bulgan is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. As of 2009, its population is 2,395....		2,421	2,433	2,430	2,395	929	7,498	0.32
Dalanzadgad Dalanzadgad Dalanzadgad is the capital of Ömnögovi Aimag in Mongolia. It is located south of the national capital Ulaanbaatar. The altitude of the city center is 1,470 meters .As of 2006, its population is 14,000.-Transportation:...		12,391	15,308	15,954	17,946	16,856	476	37.70
Gurvan tes Gurvan tes, Ömnögovi Gurvan tes is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. Nariin Sukhait Coal Mine is 25 km SE from sum center....		2,983	3,376	3,524	4,034	1,842	27,967	0.14
Khanbogd Khanbogd, Ömnögovi Khanbogd is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. Khanbogd is the site of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, which is from the sum centre....		2,161	2,451	2,659	3,154	1,361	15,151	0.21
Khan khongor Khan khongor, Ömnögovi Khan khongor is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		2,559	2,931	2,542	2,376	616	9,931	0.24
Khürmen Khürmen, Ömnögovi Khürmen is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		1,968	1,951	1,910	1,796	495	12,393	0.14
Mandal-Ovoo Mandal-Ovoo, Ömnögovi Mandal-Ovoo is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		2,345	2,166	2,004	1,954	603	6,433	0.30
Manlai Manlai, Ömnögovi Manlai is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		2,215	2,422	2,431	2,450	608	12,418	0.20
Nomgon Nomgon, Ömnögovi Nomgon is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		2,608	3,045	3,009	2,869	787	19,468	0.15
Noyon Noyon, Ömnögovi Noyon is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		1,417	1,468	1,390	1,318	401	10,550	0.12
Sevrei Sevrei, Ömnögovi Sevrei is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		2,216	2,423	2,309	2,191	709	8,095	0.27
Tsogt-Ovoo Tsogt-Ovoo, Ömnögovi Tsogt-Ovoo is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia....		1,863	1,761	1,672	1,666	619	6,526	0.26
Tsogttsetsii Tsogttsetsii, Ömnögovi Tsogttsetsii is a sum of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. The Tavan Tolgoi coal mine is 15 km SW from sum centre....		1,990	2,130	2,155	2,642	1,043	7,246	0.36

External links

• http://www.pmis.gov.mn/umnugobi/ Ömnögovi aimag official website (in Mongolian
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