Nogoonnuur Explained

Nogoonnuur District
Native Name:Ногооннуур сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bayan-Ölgii Province
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:6003
Timezone:UTC + 7
Utc Offset:+7

Nogoonnuur (Mongolian: Ногооннуур, green lake) is a sum (district) of Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia. It is primarily inhabited by ethnic Kazakhs. As of 2014 it had a population of 6003 people.[1]

Part of the potentially valuable Asgat Ag-Sb deposit[2] is within Nogoonnuur where the Asgat mine is situated on the border with Russia.

References

49.615°N 90.2494°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: АЙМГИЙН ХҮН АМ, НИЙГМИЙН ЗАРИМ ҮЗҮҮЛЭЛТҮҮД. Bayan-ulgii.nso.mn. Mongolian. PDF. 31 January 2020.
  2. https://www.mindat.org/loc-26156.html