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171:Province
164:Mongolia
103:Uliastai
43:District
29:УлОаŃŃĐ°Đč
26:Uliastai
1597:Selenge
1566:Darkhan
1548:Zuunmod
1530:Erdenet
1525:Zavkhan
1498:Khentii
1342:Urgamal
1291:Songino
1266:Ikh-Uul
1220:Zavkhan
1045:Sources
887:(8.42)
882:(0.16)
877:(0.21)
872:(0.30)
867:(0.81)
862:(1.77)
857:(2.37)
852:(1.34)
847:(0.67)
842:(0.35)
837:(0.17)
832:(0.14)
827:(0.13)
788:(26.2)
783:(31.8)
778:(23.4)
743:(29.5)
738:(â4.2)
733:(10.6)
728:(30.9)
723:(48.0)
718:(58.3)
713:(63.0)
708:(59.2)
703:(48.4)
698:(36.5)
693:(15.6)
688:(â1.7)
683:(â9.2)
673:(96.4)
668:(39.2)
663:(55.8)
658:(77.0)
653:(81.5)
648:(93.6)
643:(96.4)
638:(90.9)
633:(85.3)
628:(76.8)
623:(59.9)
618:(50.4)
613:(34.0)
536:Climate
499:Nyingma
494:statue.
464:Museums
366:Manchus
339:caravan
329:History
256:Climate
182:Founded
151:Country
78:Bridge"
1534:Orkhon
1507:Dornod
1489:Bulgan
1485:Bulgan
1336:(city)
1308:(city)
1296:Telmen
1271:Nömrög
1026:148.2
1023:163.9
1020:218.7
1017:248.9
1014:282.9
1011:280.3
1008:298.1
1005:296.9
1002:262.8
999:244.7
996:203.9
993:179.7
793:(6.3)
773:(8.6)
564:Month
546:Köppen
510:argali
488:stupas
386:Khalkh
359:Hohhot
351:Barkol
219:16,265
161:
1611:Mörön
1584:Ălgii
1561:Khovd
1557:Khovd
1476:Altai
1431:Choir
1347:Yaruu
1276:Otgon
1236:Asgat
982:56.9
979:69.3
976:65.9
973:55.0
970:52.7
967:56.1
964:54.4
961:48.3
958:43.2
955:46.4
952:57.8
949:65.3
946:69.0
934:43.8
811:â44.2
806:â40.6
801:â36.7
796:â29.5
791:â14.3
771:â13.0
766:â27.7
761:â37.2
756:â42.3
751:â44.2
736:â20.1
731:â11.9
686:â18.7
681:â22.9
603:Year
390:Oirad
382:Amban
347:Khovd
335:Khovd
238:UTC+8
1261:Ider
1162:2024
1036:NOAA
943:(%)
931:2.0
928:2.3
925:2.3
922:3.6
919:7.5
916:8.8
913:6.0
910:3.6
907:2.5
904:2.0
901:1.6
898:1.7
865:20.5
860:45.0
855:60.2
850:34.1
845:17.0
786:â3.2
781:â0.1
776:â4.8
741:â1.4
726:â0.6
716:14.6
711:17.2
706:15.1
691:â9.1
671:35.8
661:13.2
656:25.0
651:27.5
646:34.2
641:35.8
636:32.7
631:29.6
626:24.9
621:15.5
616:10.2
600:Dec
597:Nov
594:Oct
591:Sep
588:Aug
585:Jul
582:Jun
579:May
576:Apr
573:Mar
570:Feb
567:Jan
190:Area
185:1733
61:á °á Łá źá Ł
1552:Töv
1516:Uvs
1408:of
1301:Tes
1218:of
885:214
880:4.1
875:5.4
870:7.7
840:9.0
835:4.2
830:3.5
825:3.3
721:8.9
701:9.1
696:2.5
666:4.0
611:1.1
550:BSk
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287:or
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