Place:Hovd, Mongolia

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NameHovd
Alt namesChovdsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 273; Rand McNally Atlas (1991) I-36
Hovdsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Kobdosource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 781, map
TypeProvince
Coordinates47.0°N 93.5°E
Located inMongolia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bujant
Dariv
Duut
Erdenebüren
Hovd
Mjangad
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Khovd is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd.

The Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It takes its name from the Khovd River, which is located in this province.

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