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(CNN) -- Camel Polo Championships changed its venue shifting from original Gobi provinces. There are some petroglyphs of ancient times shows the 13th century Mongolians used to practice camel polo games.
This years games was held Chingiss Khan’s statue complex at Tsonjin Boldog.
Mongolia stands at the Top on CNN's 2013 travel wish list. (2013-02-26)
Mongolia, Jordan, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Pantanal Brazil, South Africa
(CNN) -- We've all got them: places that live large in imagination or memory, begging us to hop on a plane to uncover their delicious mysteries.

As the new year kicks off, a handful of our very well-traveled CNN correspondents -- who've been...
The most pleasant time of the year for most Mongolians is Tsagaan Sar (Traditional Mongolian Lunar New Year). It is particularly pleasant for our domestic food manufacturers as they are busiest at this time. Food manufacturing businesses are generally successful...
Scottish-born and raised Alison Betts is senior lecturer in West Asian archeology at the University of Sydney. She has worked on field projects in Syria and Jordan, specialising in prehistory and the archeology of nomadic pastoralists. Her interests include stone tools, rock art and graffiti, nomadic peoples and ethno-archeology. ...
Founded by Emperor Genghis Khan, ruler of the largest contiguous Empire known to mankind, Mongolia is one of the last patches of unspoiled beauty left on this planet. A landlocked country perched between the hot Gobi Dessert in the south and cold ...
I once walked 3,000 miles through Mongolia, from the icy upland margins of Siberia, where I acquired a string of horses and a slightly drunken horseman, Kermit, who didn't speak a word of English. Then it was on with him through the dry grassland steppe, acquiring camels to carry baggage. After several ...
IT was our third day in Mongolia. We were just setting out on a trail ride across the hills — a lazy, ambling exercise designed for children and grandparents — when we witnessed our teenage guide turn into ... well, I don’t know how else to describe it. A spirit. One of his family’s horses ...
The Mongol horse is a native breed of horses from Mongolia. Allegedly the breed is mostly unchanged from Genghis Khan's time. If you would like to go horseback riding in Mongolia, you can do so by either signing up for a riding tour, renting a horse or even buying your own horse. Mongolian families often sell horses that they do not have much utility for. But it is recommended to book an organized riding tour...
Located on China’s northernmost tip, Inner Mongolia is a beautiful region inhabited by the Mongolians, and mostly comprises of deserts, grasslands, the Yellow River and forests. With its exciting long history and lovely unique culture, the exotic region proves to be a rich resource for tourists as they can enjoy the...
Mongolia food (2012-09-01)
Food in Mongolia is affected by its extreme continental climate, because of which the diet primarily comprises of meat, dairy products and animal fats. Spices and vegetables are served but in limitation. Because of the country's history with China and Russia, the cuisine is influenced ...
Mongolian history can be traced back to over thousands of years. The area was inhabited from this time and important prehistoric sites exist to this day. The Mongolian people were farmers and come were hunters and fishers according to Neolithic settlements...
Camels travelled from 1000 km away to participate in the Camel polo festival (2013-03-11)
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Access All Areas: Alison Betts (2012-11-30)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Discover Mongolia – Land of the Blue Sky (2012-11-30)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gobi desert, Mongolia, Benedict Allen (2012-09-10)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As Mongolia Changes, the Past Is Still Present (2012-09-10)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to ride Mongolian horse (2012-09-03)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Discover the Rich Cultural Resources of Inner Mongolia (2012-09-03)
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