Üyench Explained

Üyench District
Native Name:Үенч сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:220px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khovd Province
Area Total Km2:7,476
Timezone:UTC + 7
Utc Offset:+7
Website:http://uyench.kho.gov.mn/

Üyench (Mongolian: Үенч) is a sum (district) of Khovd Province in western Mongolia. It is 305 km away from the city of Khovd.[1]

History

In 1968 a research team investigated 31 monuments dated to the Bronze and Early Iron Age near the border of Altai and Üyench sums.[2]

References

46.0636°N 92.0342°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x450.xls Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet
  2. Web site: Colleoni, Aldo. Petroglyphs of Javkhlant Mountain: Mongolia. EUT. 2005. 16.