Khashaat District | |
Native Name: | Хашаат сум |
Native Name Lang: | mn |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 220px |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Arkhangai Province |
Area Total Km2: | 2,600 |
Timezone: | UTC + 8 |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Khashaat (Mongolian: Хашаат, "fenced") is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. The economy is based on herding. Khashaat is primarily known for several monuments left by an ancient Turkic empire. Khashaat's terrain is steppe, with no woodland, unlike many other sums in Arkhangai. In 2009, its population was 3,344[1]