Dornod Aimag (Province)
Dornod aimag is located in broad hilly steppe in eastern Mongolian and, is elevated at 560-1,300m above the sea level. This wide steppe is surrounded by the branch mountains of Khentii mountains that Ar Ereen, Daguur Hills and Khyangan range mountains. There are eye-widening steppes as such Menen, Tamsag and Matad in the northern part. The aimag borders with Russian Chita region at the north, with Inner Mongolian Khulunbuir and Khyangan provinces at the southeast, with Tumentsogt, Sukhbaatar and Erdenetsagaan sums of Sukhbaatar aimag and Khentii aimag at the west and southwest respectively. The lowest point of Mongolia - Khukh Nuur hollow (556m AMSL) is in this aimag. Besides, rocks and stones from paleozoic, jurassic and cretaceous era and neogon moraine are widely found in this area.
Remains of Kherlen Bar city from Kidan state of 11th century in Tsagaan-Ovoo sum at the northern shore of Kherlen river, Chingis Khan's Kherem wall ruins that goes through Bayan-Uul, Bayandun, Dashbalbar and Gurvanzagal sums, Ikh Burkhant complex with Buddha statues built in 1859-1964 located 35km from Khalkhgol sum, man stone from turkic era on ShonkhTavan hill, Khiimoriin Gobi of Matad sum, man stone in a place called Khutsuu at the boundaries of Naran and Sergelen sums, palace ruins of peace-fighter Gun Savaa located in a place called Tamsagbulag of Khalkhgol sum are the remarkable historic sites that exists in Dornod aimag. Also cultural sites such as man-made hill "Utai 5 mountain" that was built by Togtokhtur khan of Ilden Khoshuu, Melkhii rock (Ger rock) that was mentioned in The Secret History of Mongolia, exists in this aimag.
