Ikhkhet Explained

Ikhkhet District
Native Name:Иххэт сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:220px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dornogovi Province
Area Total Km2:4,152.52
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8

Ikhkhet (Mongolian: Иххэт) is a sum (district) of Dornogovi Province in south-eastern Mongolia. Zülegt fluorspar mine is located in the northern part of the sum. In 2009, its population was 2,176.[1]

Sharavyn Gungaadorj, the Prime Minister of Mongolia from March 21 to September 11, 1990, was born in Ikhkhet in 1935.

References

  1. http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/czip0x1568.rar Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag/ Report 2009

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