{"id":106125,"date":"2026-06-01T13:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106125"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:19:26","slug":"mongolia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mongolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mongolia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mongolia Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a significant milestone in India-Mongolia cultural and spiritual relations, the Holy Relics of Arhat Sariputra and Arhat Mahamoggallana were ceremonially enshrined at the Gandantegchenling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mongolia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>landlocked country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in north-central Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mongolia is bordered by two nations: <\/span><b>China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south and <\/span><b>Russia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ulaanbaatar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Mongolia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mongolia has a <\/span><b>pronounced continental climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of its high latitude and elevation and distance from oceans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has four main vegetation zones that run from north to south and from mountains to basins: <\/span><b>forest-steppe, steppe, semidesert, and desert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Mountains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Khentii Mountains, Khangai Mountains, and the Altay Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point of Mongolia is <\/span><b>Nayramadlin Orgil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 14,350 ft. (4,374 m)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major River: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orkhon River (<\/span><b>Orkhon River valley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was <\/span><b>inscribed by UNESCO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the World Heritage List).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lake:<\/b> <b>Hovsgol Nuur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of Asia&#8217;s largest freshwater lakes, is located <\/span><b>on its border with the Russian Federation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mongolia possesses large deposits of <\/span><b>coal and fluorite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (fluorspar) and of copper, gold, silver, and other metallic ores.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2267312&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mongolia  is a landlocked country in north-central Asia. 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